Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Some Questions about the No-Fly List.

(1) According to several reports the no-fly list now contains 80,000 names. How many KNOWN terrorists are there in the world? I would venture to say that the U.S. intelligence community would have a hard time coming up with 80,000 of them.

(2) People on the list cannot find out why they are on the list. There is no recourse and no procedure for correcting mistakes. Why?

(3) Who decides whether you're put on the list? What oversight does Congress or the judiciary exercise over the list to ensure the validity of someone being placed on the list?

(4) If a KNOWN terrorist were to show up at check-in, would he/she be told that they could not fly because they were on the no-fly list ... or would they be arrested on the spot? So then, could someone please explain to me the purpose of this list.

(5) Heaven forbid, but should a terrorist detonate a car bomb on U.S. soil, would the government institute a "No-Drive" list?

Just wondering.

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