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In reply to the discussion: Republicans Allow Potential Terrorist Buy Guns Legally?!?! [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)..... with the internment of nearly the entire Japanese population of the United State during World war II, are you?
There are huge differences. There was absolutely no evidence that the vast majority of the Americans imprisoned, essentially for being of Japanese decent, were disloyal in any way, shape or form.
On the other hand if you fought with ISIS in Syria or Iraq you and came back to the US, you will probably end up on the no fly list. If you frequent terrorist websites which teach the making of bombs and the best way to take out the maximum number of people in the minimum amount of time and then pledge allegiance to ISIS, you are probably going to end up on the no fly list.
Mistakes can and do happen - someone may be kept from flying because they happen to have the same name is someone on the list. For that reason I favor a definite procedure for challenging federal authorities when your name ends up on the list. But only an idealist fool would want these people completely unfettered until they decide to put their thoughts into action.
Different rights often conflict and these types of debates have occurred since the Constitution was signed. For instance when does the right to free speech conflict with the right of the public to be safe in secure. There is the famous example of yelling "fire!" in crowded theater. Or is it okay to incite others to violence.
So the question here is when does suspicion rise to the level where some of a person's rights are suspended. It is a subject for debate, but the proper course of action is not as cut and dry as you claim it to be.