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1997-01-16 - National Security State has different standards for ‘them’ and ‘us’

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From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@USIT.NET>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Raw Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:48:18 -0800 (PST)

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From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@USIT.NET>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:48:18 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: National Security State has different standards for 'them' and 'us'
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I was distracted a bit but I believe I heard on NPR news this morning that
Colorado Guv. Roy Roemer showed up at an airport sans id and had a moment
of difficulty getting on his flight.  Roemer solved the problem by showing
the Federal Permission-To-Fly checker a picture of himself in a recent
newspaper.

I thought the ill-defined (or ill-described) rules required presentation
of a _government_ picture I.D.  Since when is a newspaper photo a
government picture I.D.?  

Some animals are more equal than others.

bd

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