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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 9:52 am
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dchristiva
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Originally Posted by studentff
So sure, "let it go." How much do you want to bet that at least one of the following will come true in the USA?

1) At some point within 25 years, flying commercial airlines will require wearing only airport-provided clothes, and/or no personal carry-ons including purses or books will be allowed whatsoever.

2) At some point within 25 years, US citizens will be required to provide the government a detailed "purpose of travel" (i.e., "business" is not an acceptable answer) in order to fly domestically or in order to enter or even leave the country? The answer will be subject to review and denial will not be uncommon. Appealing denial, if even possible, will require a court case that could take months/years.

3) At some point within 25 years, ID checks against a blacklist and/or "administrative" searches will be tolerated for pretty much any travel activity other than walking, including entering an interstate highway, crossing internal border checkpoints (state lines, county lines?) and boarding a long-distance bus?

4) At some point within 25 years, you will have to formally apply/register for "pre-approval" from the government to engage in activities like going to college, buying a car, buying a house, or banking.

5) At some point within 25 years, a court ruling will state that the 4th amendment applies only to physical objects within one's (single-family) home and not in view of a window, because that is the only place where one has a "reasonable expectation of privacy." Rental apartments/houses and condos will not apply because one knows the landlord/management might get access, and therefore the resident doesn't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy." No electronic communication, including that going in and out of the home, will be considered private.
I'll check back with you in 25 years, but I'm more than willing to bet that NONE of these things will happen. Your paranoia is impressive.
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