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Old Dec 24, 2008, 4:03 am
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ralfp
 
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Originally Posted by jetboyds
I recently (about a month ago) was invited ?Commanded? to attend a Secure Flight meeting in Washington. The Final Rule that is being referred to below was discussed, as well as lots of other SSI stuff that obviously one cannot discuss in an open forum.
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I still don't like it.
The idea that a regulation/law can somehow be secret is disgusting and goes against the very principles of our political system. This is not some security requirement for a military installation; this is a rule regulating the interaction between members of the general public and publicly-owned common carriers. How are we supposed to judge the actions of our representatives (the basis for a voting choice) if those actions are secret?

I don't care what the rule is; even if it requires giving every passenger milk and cookies, it's still wrong.
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