Gov't Puts Witness On No Fly List, Then Denies Having Done So 462
cathyreisenwitz sends word of a San Francisco trial in which the U.S. government appears to be manipulating the no-fly list to its advantage. The court case involves a Stanford Ph.D. student who was barred from returning to the U.S. after visiting her native Malaysia. She's one of roughly 700,000 people on the no-fly list. Here's the sketchy part: the woman's eldest daughter, who was born in the U.S. and is a U.S. citizen, was called as a witness for the trial. Unfortunately, she mysteriously found herself on the no-fly list as well, and wasn't able to board a plane to come to the trial. Lawyers for the Department of Justice told the court that she simply missed her plane, but she was able to provide documents from the airline explaining that the Department of Homeland Security was not allowing her to fly.
Just drive there (Score:4, Funny)
Flying is a privilege, not a right. She can just drive to court.
It's not like we don't have interstate highways in every state in the union [wikipedia.org].
Re:Just drive there (Score:2, Funny)
She should have just WALKED to court.. duh!
Guys... chill! (Score:5, Funny)
Flying is a privilege, not a right. She can just drive to court.
It's not like we don't have interstate highways in every state in the union [wikipedia.org].
For those who hadn't noticed, I'm referring to an INTERstate road on an island, while also parodying a government legal rationalization and general ignorance of geography and logic by the US.
For those who still can't figure it out... yes, it's humor.
For those who did figure it out... check out all the people here who couldn't figure this out!
Re:Just drive there (Score:0, Funny)
It's okay, it's already sunk deep enough, there's no chance you'll be hit by that fast moving object high above.
Re:Just drive there (Score:4, Funny)
Wait for the Bearing Strait to freeze up, and you can make it.
Hey, it's spelled Bearing Straight!
I am astonished (Score:5, Funny)
I really have to congratulate you. Reading the long string of replies from idiots who didn't follow the link and/or get the joke is hilarious.
It's like I touched the third rail of the internet. I am astonished.
Re:Rule of Law (Score:2, Funny)
> track down and hang the 1%.
I've been to six hardware stores.
They tell me I'm on the No-Hanging-Rope list.
Sorry.
Re:Fuck you asshole! (Score:2, Funny)
Fuck me! I mean....Fuck you!
Re:Southwest.. (Score:5, Funny)
but it also empowers the week
It also empowers the month and year, as well as the day, hour, minute, and second.