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Of all the bans, placing people who were at a violent, anti-government "protest" on the no-fly list actually seems like the most defensible one.


Except these lists have been historically difficult to contest or even figure out if you've been added to one.

>You should know that the government’s summary likely will not include all of its reasons for your placement on the list, and in some cases the government will choose not to provide any summary at all. The government also will not provide you any of the evidence it relied upon in deciding to place you on the list, and it may also withhold information in its possession that undercuts its basis for putting you on the list. Finally, the government does not provide a live hearing at which you could testify or give you an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses against you.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-if-you-think-y...


Not without due process.


Which is the core problem with the no fly list. Most times people don’t even know they’re on it till they try to fly, and even then they don’t know why.


Nearly all the people there were just walking around outside.


True, but the article talks about the violent protesters, not the non-violent ones.


I believe the request was made due to the protestors causing problems on the flights:

On an American Airlines flight from Dallas, a large contingent of Trump supporters got in an angry yelling match with other passengers after one of the president’s supporters projected “Trump 2020” on the cabin ceiling and walls.


Granted, but how long until its used as precedent to put you on a list?


It's far too early to discuss "precedent" when there's literally no precedent for a lame-duck President inciting an insurrection against the legislature for certifying his loss in this country.

I'll get concerned the second time it happens. But these are extraordinary circumstances.




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