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In reply to the discussion: X-Post: "Gun Rights for Terrorists" [View all]Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)30. even worse
how many are caught up like he was. Is Joe or Jane public able to get the feds to move as quick as a US senator to fix that error?
Mr. Kennedy said his situation highlighted the odyssey encountered by people whose names had mistakenly appeared on terrorist watch lists or resembled the names of suspected terrorists on such lists. In April, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the government on behalf of seven airline passengers who said they had wrongly been placed on no-fly lists or associated with names on the lists and could not find a way to clarify their identities.
In Mr. Kennedy's case, airline supervisors ultimately overruled the ticket agents in each instance and allowed him to board the plane. But it took several weeks for the Department of Homeland Security to clear the matter up altogether, the senator's aides said.
In Mr. Kennedy's case, airline supervisors ultimately overruled the ticket agents in each instance and allowed him to board the plane. But it took several weeks for the Department of Homeland Security to clear the matter up altogether, the senator's aides said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/20/national/20flight.html
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The Constitution is obviously important, but it's OK to ignore it if we're dealing
petronius
Feb 2015
#1
"our default position should be to maximize protection & preservation of those rights and liberties"
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#2
Gun grabbers are running around, pointing their fingers and yelling, "TERRORISTS!" at anyone they
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#32
Explain how one person owning a gun constitutes supporting another person threatening others.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#42
Heh, I suspect the answer to your question would vary depending on whether the
petronius
Feb 2015
#23
Despite your lurid fantasies, guns are not the only means by which people are killed.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#6
"Because some folks here support Hicks 'right' to terrorize his neighbors with his gun."
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#36
What if 90% on the list are terrorists, and half of those pose a danger to us?
Neon Gods
Feb 2015
#20
'Lists' are fine. Law enforcement is supposed to investigate crimes and potential dangers,
petronius
Feb 2015
#21
The WH is a specific, defined, limited area. The grabbers are trying to exploit the GWoT
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#31
"Grabbers want to use a law designed for war to control their own citizens..."
Neon Gods
Mar 2015
#46
I find it fucking disgusting to read on DU that 'they're not inherently a bad idea'...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2015
#50