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After seven years, exactly one person gets off the gov’t no-fly list
A hearing in federal court Tuesday has apparently marked the conclusion of a drawn-out, costly, and, to use the judge’s own term, “Kafkaesque” legal battle over the government no-fly list. Malaysian college professor Rahinah Ibrahim sued the government back in 2006, after Dr. Ibrahim’s name mistakenly ended up on a federal government no-fly list. (arstechnica.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Always found it curious. A person can't fly but he can walk around among us, go to the mall, go to movies, buy a car, own a home....but fly on a plane...No way. Just seems totally stupid. If you are on the "no fly list" you should be on the "not in the USA list" too.
And you forgot that, barring an actual criminal record or other adverse information, BUY A FIREARM!!!
And CARRY IT THROUGH SCREENING!!!
There should be an avenue of recourse. Everyone makes mistakes (note not "can make mistakes", but "will make mistakes") and there should be some method to correct those mistakes.
This is the embedded link to the judges order. Interesting, if slow going.
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2014/02/ibraruling.pdf
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2014/02/ibraruling.pdf
Maybe I read it wrong, but, Summary judgement was sought because she could not prove she was on the no-fly list. TSA refused her request for acknowledgement that she was on the list because, as Sensitive Security Information (SSI), they do not divulge that information. That she was prevented from flying because of her name on the no-fly list doesn't count.
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