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So this basically means that if I sign some anti-surveillance petition, or join a anti-surveillance group on Facebook I can forget ever visiting the US for vaca

So this basically means that if I sign some anti-surveillance petition, or join a anti-surveillance group on Facebook I can forget ever visiting the US for vacation (I'm living in Europe) Good to know, but I already signed a petition months ago. So no Yellowstone or Grand Canyon for me anytime soon. I wonder when they will start rejecting US citizens on flights within the US based on petitions signed.

pavs 13y ago
Land of the free and the brave.* *Some restrictions apply.
nitid_name 13y ago
No Yellowstone anyway right now. Gubmint dun shut it down until the political fighting gets resolved.
- kitd 13y ago
  The mental image of congressmen duking it out in the middle of Yellowstone has a certain appeal.
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    You can have all my tax money for this. National Park Thunderdome. "Get Your Shit Together 2013"
rdtsc 13y ago
Quite possible. Other people (non-famous) have had this happen after snide, critical or funny remarks on twitter and facebook.
- jgross206 13y ago
  Can you provide some examples?
  - tripzilch 13y ago
    A few years ago, there was a couple of people from the UK going on holiday to somewhere in the US. They joked (on Twitter andn/or Facebook) about how hard they were going to party, using some unfortunate slang terms. Something about setting on fire a whole city (or something like that) a whole city, it was obviously a figure of speech. As well as digging up some celebrity's grave (either Marilyn Monroe or Elvis, I forget). Anyway, they had paid for their tickets to the US, crossed the ocean, were stopped and sent back (at their own cost of course, I bet travel insurance didn't cover this). Sorry that I don't have the link to this story.
antocv 13y ago
A colleague of mine said once that he wouldnt visit countries like Iran, China or Saudi Arabia because he wouldnt feel safe and it wouldnt be good for him to support oppressive regimes with his tourist money. There has to be some rule of law and democracy for him to visit a country. I told him, I wouldnt feel safe traveling to USA, my possessions are at risk of appropriation and "borrowing" for an extended period of time. They could even send me to Gitmo for no apparent reason, or even if they had a reason, I still wouldnt receive a fair trial, just like in those countries, Saudi Arabia or Iran. I actually felt and still feel the US could just put me in a black bag in a bathtub and nobody would care. No way my money is going to support such a regime. Never.
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pavs 13y ago

Land of the free and the brave.* *Some restrictions apply.

nitid_name 13y ago

No Yellowstone anyway right now. Gubmint dun shut it down until the political fighting gets resolved.

kitd 13y ago
The mental image of congressmen duking it out in the middle of Yellowstone has a certain appeal.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  You can have all my tax money for this. National Park Thunderdome. "Get Your Shit Together 2013"

rdtsc 13y ago

Quite possible. Other people (non-famous) have had this happen after snide, critical or funny remarks on twitter and facebook.

jgross206 13y ago
Can you provide some examples?
- tripzilch 13y ago
  A few years ago, there was a couple of people from the UK going on holiday to somewhere in the US. They joked (on Twitter andn/or Facebook) about how hard they were going to party, using some unfortunate slang terms. Something about setting on fire a whole city (or something like that) a whole city, it was obviously a figure of speech. As well as digging up some celebrity's grave (either Marilyn Monroe or Elvis, I forget). Anyway, they had paid for their tickets to the US, crossed the ocean, were stopped and sent back (at their own cost of course, I bet travel insurance didn't cover this). Sorry that I don't have the link to this story.

antocv 13y ago

A colleague of mine said once that he wouldnt visit countries like Iran, China or Saudi Arabia because he wouldnt feel safe and it wouldnt be good for him to support oppressive regimes with his tourist money. There has to be some rule of law and democracy for him to visit a country. I told him, I wouldnt feel safe traveling to USA, my possessions are at risk of appropriation and "borrowing" for an extended period of time. They could even send me to Gitmo for no apparent reason, or even if they had a reason, I still wouldnt receive a fair trial, just like in those countries, Saudi Arabia or Iran. I actually felt and still feel the US could just put me in a black bag in a bathtub and nobody would care. No way my money is going to support such a regime. Never.

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