Originally Posted by dhuey
It's not a God-given right, but rather a constitutional one:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the Commerce Clause, empowers the United States Congress "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes, provided such regulation upholds the inalienable right of travelers to recline while riding in a vessel of interstate transportation."
I really need to remember that.... think I will write it down and try it on for size on Thursday when I piss off a German on a UA codeshare flight on LH from IAD - MUC - TXL!!! Now, my return is on UA metal so I expect my Constitutional Right to be upheld without question (or knees in my back)!!!