TwoFirstNames
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A couple of thoughts.
1. I am employed as a regulator for a small government agency, in a small city, in what is generally considered one of the most "conservative" or "small government" states in the nation. I work fairly closely with many other governmental agencies at a local and state level. No, I do not believe that any government agency today is immune from the desire to expand their own power and authority.
2. My 70 year old father, who has never been arrested, always paid his taxes, hasn't even had a traffic ticket in over 35 years, must show up to the airport at least 3 hours before his flight because he is always flagged at the security checkpoint. Repeated attempts to figure out why, or how to correct it, have been in vain. All we can figure is that he has somehow been confused with a "person of interest."
Think about those two points before you suggest that a list of prohibited persons is any better that any other list of people in the hands of the government.
1. I am employed as a regulator for a small government agency, in a small city, in what is generally considered one of the most "conservative" or "small government" states in the nation. I work fairly closely with many other governmental agencies at a local and state level. No, I do not believe that any government agency today is immune from the desire to expand their own power and authority.
2. My 70 year old father, who has never been arrested, always paid his taxes, hasn't even had a traffic ticket in over 35 years, must show up to the airport at least 3 hours before his flight because he is always flagged at the security checkpoint. Repeated attempts to figure out why, or how to correct it, have been in vain. All we can figure is that he has somehow been confused with a "person of interest."
Think about those two points before you suggest that a list of prohibited persons is any better that any other list of people in the hands of the government.
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