Originally Posted by
birdstrike
That is known as a false dichotomy.
Because government has a predilection to expand unless that expansion is resisted.
It is not a false dichotomy. It's a sentence containing two factually accurate statements. No causation or association was ascribed.
I'm a libertarian, so I completely agree with the general precept of resisting government expansion, however, I just don't think that a rule restricting access to the flight deck is in any way irrational, expansive, or remotely restrictive of civil liberties. I have spoken with literally several hundred commercial pilots and hundreds of other civil aviation professionals in the past few years and without exception they all agree that a closed and secure cockpit door is the single most important element in securing the flight deck. If you actually think they are all sheeple and that it's more important for little Johnny to get a pin from the pilot while in flight, then your sense of entitlement is really overinflated.