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Old Oct 2, 2006, 6:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Travellin' Fool
I can't quite figure out where you got that impression. Would you rather I used the words "sitting with". It actually adds to my argument. I'll rephrase...

"Sitting with TSO's for twenty five minutes is not Orwellian, being arrested is."

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Being compelled to "sit" for 25 minutes with someone you would not be dealing with in the absence of intimidation or explicit coercion is Orwellian. It's also Orwellian to be subject to fishing expeditions, by way of the NCIC check, when there was no basis for "detention" under Wiscosin AND Federal rulings.
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