[IP] more on another Member of Congress on no-fly list eply-To:

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

The final paragraph is a serious concern. If two hill people get 
fingered and have problems getting off, what is the reliability of the 
don't fly list (actually pretty poor and what is the usefulness in 
preventing terrorists (pretty poor) and what should people thing of the 
measures their government is taking to protect them (not much).

Dave



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From: Dana Blankenhorn <dana@a-clue.com>
Date: August 23, 2004 12:22:37 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] another Member of Congress on no-fly list eply-To:

John Lewis has been my Congressman for 18 years. He is a great American
hero.

This is the same John Lewis who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King and 
was
beaten bloody on the Selma march in the 1960s.

No matter how supportive folks may be about the list, news like this 
greatly
reduces its credibility, and hurts the credibility of our domestic 
security
effort.

It's a thin line between targeting "terrorists" as enemies and 
targeting all
those in the other political party as enemies. Many millions of 
Americans
feel the Bush Administration crossed this line long ago, and things like
this reinforce that .

I think even the most conservative members of this list must admit that
putting Democratic Congressmen and Senators on "watch lists" hurts the
reputation of our security, makes more people suspicious of our security
services and, in the end, does terrible damage to our security 
interests.

Dana Blankenhorn   danablankenhorn@mindspring.com
The Blankenhorn Effect  http://www.trafford.com/robots/02-1082.html
Moores Lore Blog   http://www.corante.com/mooreslore
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Farber" <dave@farber.net>
To: "Ip" <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: [IP] another Member of Congress on no-fly list eply-To:


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Ted Faber <faber@ISI.EDU>
> Date: August 23, 2004 11:38:12 AM EDT
> To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
> Subject: For IP - another Member of Congress on no-fly list eply-To:
>
>
> It seems Ted Kennedy's not the only Member of Congress to get on the
> no-fly
> list; however, Kennedy is apparently the only one to get *off*.
>
> Interesting that being in the House of Representatives is insufficient
> to get one's name removed.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/20/lewis.watchlist/index.html
>
> --
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