John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law 1568
powerline22 writes "John Gilmore, the millionare who cofounded the EFF, has been prohibited from travelling because he refused to show an ID while boarding an airplane. He's been under this self-imposed ban since 2002. From the article: "The gate agent asked for his ID. Gilmore asked her why. It is the law, she said. Gilmore asked to see the law. Nobody could produce a copy. To date, nobody has. The regulation that mandates ID at airports is 'Sensitive Security Information.' The law, as it turns out, is unavailable for inspection. What started out as a weekend trip to Washington became a crawl through the courts in search of an answer to Gilmore's question: Why?"
So (Score:1, Funny)
Why, indeed! (Score:5, Funny)
Ho Chi Minh beard (Score:5, Funny)
But seriously, is $30 million enough for such lawsuit? Didn't we just read that a session of 'Trek costs $32 million??
Apt Quote? (Score:3, Funny)
Sounds like all the explaination you will get from this administration.
Re:Because. (Score:2, Funny)
We're going to have to ask you to report to your nearest police station and turn yourself in. Theres a law about referring to certain articles of clothing on certain days (though we're prohibited from being specific. Its top secret stuff, you understand. You'll just have to trust us).
Who Made Unix? (Score:3, Funny)
Who made Unix? I thought it was SCO?
Unfortunately, in reality (Score:2, Funny)
Only if you're white
Alert! Falsehoods! (Score:4, Funny)
From TFA:
"He was employee No. 5 at Sun Microsystems, which made Unix, the free software of the Web, the world standard."
Waitaminute. They're actually saying that:
Three complete falsehoods in one sentence! Is this country great or what?
Re:Bullet, meet foot. Foot, this is bullet. (Score:5, Funny)
For the same reason that dogs lick their balls.
Homophone (Score:3, Funny)
Remember though, Peace is a homophone of Piece. Perhaps they really meant:
- Our way is [a declaration of opinion].
- Our way is [a firearm].
- Our way is [tearing a part from a whole].
I can see most of the executive branch saying this.Re:Private Company... (Score:3, Funny)
Sit down.
Shut up.
Pay for all present and future government related expenses.
Re:Private Company... (Score:1, Funny)
"Airlines are private companies."
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ahem. Haha.
Good one.
Re:The "We suggest you take off your shoes" rule (Score:3, Funny)
Ironically (Score:5, Funny)
If we were around women more, we'd be used to it...
By air... (Score:1, Funny)
Which Law ? (Score:3, Funny)
Q Why do I need to show my ID ?
A Catch 22.
Q What says I can't see the law ?
A Catch 22.
The US gov should be careful, Joseph Heller might sue.
Re:Dude! wtf? (Score:3, Funny)
No, but we all need one.
Re:Theft (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why, indeed! (Score:5, Funny)
Crap, now we have to show ID here, too?
Re:So (Score:1, Funny)
But then how the hell else do you expect the FBI to figure out which country we need to invade??
Re:Constitutionality (Score:4, Funny)
In the US, politics is all about seeing what you can get away with.
Re:sigh... (Score:2, Funny)
I discovered that the phrase "I'm English: we don't carry photo ID because Britain is a free country" works just fine.
How valuable is my two seconds? (Score:2, Funny)
Can you get a tin-foil hat with cut-outs for wolf ears? Seems like it would be pretty uncomfortable otherwise.
Re:Why, indeed! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Constitutionality (Score:3, Funny)
A reporter asked him if he thought the law was in fact within the guidelines of our state's constitution, to which he replied:
"Pal, the only law I ever passed that I was certain was constitutional, was a pay raise for the Supreme Court.
Cheers