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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 7:46 am
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Originally Posted by law dawg
Now we're getting somewhere.

This is one of the areas that I was thinking of when I posted this topic. This is one of the areas that seems to me to be butting up against the Constitution. But then, of course, we come to the question of whether or not there's a Constitutional right to fly. We obviously have a right to travel, but the conveyance itself isn't really specified. If aircraft are disallowed there are still a number of other conveyances available. They just might not be as efficient.
Tell that to someone in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, etc...

Originally Posted by law dawg
Hell, we have to have government-required ID to drive too, do we not?
Not at the federal level.

Originally Posted by law dawg
Hell, we even have to have government-required ID (SSN) to do a lot of things. Loans, home purchase, etc. is near impossible without it.
Only because of the scumbag Patriot Act. Otherwise, it's an individual and a business, who should be left alone to do business as they see fit.
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