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Originally posted by Watchtower
OK, so basically you're not bothered by any erosion of civil rights until it happens to you? Many founders believed that this was a wide-spread attitude, and thus conditioned their acceptance of the Constitution on the adoption of the Bill of Rights, including the provisions noting that powers not delegated to the federal government were reserved to the people.
What is the worry with discriminating against people based on a computer program that may well factor race and national origin in? Well, if you have no objections, than let's ask everyone with a vowel at the end of their sock to go to the back of the bus. This is what Birmingham and Selma were all about.
And as to air travel as a right -- yes, I believe freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or national origin in places of public accomodation is a right. Just like blacks in the back of the bus.
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So your concern, is the potential that these lists may somewhat profile? Okay, for now I'm comfortable with that, especially if the do not fly list is short, and justified. Profiling has been argued to death here, I won't repeat it. For now, to not profile is crazy, especially is the profiling only involves a closer search.
