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Even though this ruling seems to be in favor of liberty, I'm disheartened to read the excerpt of the appeals court ruling in the article. We take heed of [Benj
by yock 14y ago
Even though this ruling seems to be in favor of liberty, I'm disheartened to read the excerpt of the appeals court ruling in the article.
We take heed of [Benjamin Franklin's] warning and are therefore unwilling to relinquish our First Amendment protections—even in an airport.
The court finds itself tempted to set aside Constitutional language for the sake of the nebulous idea of "national security." Next time they're faced with a ruling of this nature, their temptations might just get the better of them.
- ck2 14y agoThey already set aside huge swaths of the constitution for "national security". I think their argument is "what's a little more violation?" United States has had a very large constitution-free zone for many years - people who have been stopped for border-searches hundreds of miles inland already know this. http://www.aclu.org/constitution-free-zone-map http://www.aclu.org/constitution-free-zone-map
- tantalor 14y agoI think they were being rhetorical.