Does the 100-mile radius include international airports?
Feb 26, 2017, 3:20 pm
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Does the 100-mile radius include international airports?
If the "100 miles from the US border" treats international airports as part of the US border, almost everywhere within the continental US east of the Rockies is part of the Constitution-free zone, as a practical matter.
Feb 26, 2017, 3:38 pm
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That may rank with "anything not expressly permitted is forbidden" as one of most pernicious arguments for tyranny I've heard. The border is everywhere!
Not saying you're proposing or supporting it, but I'll bet there's a pencil-necked geek at DOJ whispering Jefferson Q Racist's ear right now.
Not saying you're proposing or supporting it, but I'll bet there's a pencil-necked geek at DOJ whispering Jefferson Q Racist's ear right now.
Feb 26, 2017, 4:05 pm
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There are arguments that can and have been made to say just that. But the US Constitution still applies, with the border control related exemptions applicable.
Feb 26, 2017, 10:43 pm
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Feb 27, 2017, 1:00 am
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Embedded in the image is a link to additional ACLU resources, including the following:
The way the ACLU's documents are written seems to suggest that the 100 miles radius refers only to the coasts and the borders with Canada and Mexico. But I didn't see any definitive statement from them regarding distances from international airports.
Topeka, KS is about 700 miles from either Canada or the Gulf Coast, but only 60 miles from Kansas City International Airport.