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NH: Man without I.D. vows to board flight or be jailed
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Posted on 05/22/2005 7:30:03 AM PDT by Dada Orwell

From NHfree.com Man Without I.D. Vows to Board Flight or be Jailed

Manchester, NH May 21, 2005

Inspired by New Hampshire's "outlaw manicurist," another Granite Stater is stepping forward to peacefully defy license-related laws. Thirty-five-year old Russell Kanning of Keene has announced he will approach a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Manchester airport on June 11 and refuse to cooperate with the requirement to show ID. "I will either board the plane without I.D. or be arrested," he says. "In a free country you do not need government permission to travel."

Kanning has a ticket to Philadelphia and, if allowed to travel there, plans to celebrate by visiting Independence Hall.

Two months after the September 11th attacks, the Aviation Security Act federalized airport security nationwide and granted new police powers to the TSA. Now, an ID is mandatory to travel by commercial aircraft, passengers must travel alone past security checkpoints, and random full-body searches in public are considered normal.

Kanning stresses that he will not resist arrest or do anything that might be perceived as physically threatening. He says this act of nonviolent resistance will follow the model laid down by Gandhi, who used peaceful noncooperation to expel the British from India. "We will tell them everything we're going to do ahead of time. We are not going to disrupt the operation of the airport," he says.

Kanning says the parallels with Gandhi's situation go further than a shared belief in nonviolence. "In South Africa (where Gandhi's protests began), Indians had to have special I.D...so it's very similar that way, and he wanted to burn it...He was appealing to that same basic idea that we have rights to not have to have paperwork to be able to move freely."

Earlier this month another Gandhi admirer, Mike Fisher of Newmarket, used the Mahatma's techniques to protest business licensing. After announcing he would perform an unlicensed manicure in front of the state licensing offices, he carried out his promise, earned a brief trip to jail and received heavy regional media coverage for his viewpoint.

Kanning says Gandhi's and Fisher's examples inspired him to take similar action against the growing "surveillance state." He believes the Real ID amendment passed by the Senate this month will make things even worse. But he says it's important to stay positive. "The goal is we want to get to the point where we can travel without having to have paperwork so, this is the beginning of that. We see light at the end of the tunnel. "

Currently the plan is for Kanning to approach the security checkpoint at 12:30 PM. Journalists and supporters will want to be there by noon.

Summary:

What: Civil disobedience against ID requirements under federalized airport security. Where: Manchester Airport in New Hampshire (exact spot to be determined) When: Saturday, June 11 @ noon Who: Russell Kanning of Keene, NH, supporters from NHfree.com Why: To draw attention to the recent and continuing loss of privacy and freedom due to federalized airport security and National ID. How: By approaching a TSA checkpoint with a ticket but no ID, refusing to show ID, and refusing to cooperate with the law until arrested or allowed to board the plane. Contacts: You can find out more and post questions to the discussion boards at NHfree.com


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; dramaqueens; enabler; freestateproject; fsp; idiot; privacy; tsa; yourpapersplease
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To: Mulder
He is being told he cannot use certain modes of travel unless he conforms and submits to certain reasonable screening requirements.

Can you show me a copy of those "reasonable screening requirements"?

Just what, exactly, do you want to see?

At some point, common sense has to rule.  How close does this old announcement come to what you're looking for?

TSA to Require Boarding Passes at Security Checkpoints at San Jose Airport

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   -  August 19, 2004
TSA Press Office: (571) 227-2829

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Beginning on Saturday, August 21, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will require passengers to have a boarding pass and a government-issued identification (ID) to go through the security checkpoints at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport.  

The majority of airports now require boarding passes at the checkpoint. Passengers are also required to have a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, military ID or passport.

E-ticket receipts, itineraries (such as travel agent or airline itineraries) and vouchers will no longer provide access through checkpoints at San Jose, and boarding passes will no longer be issued at the gates.  Boarding passes may be obtained on most airline websites, at ticket counters, through airline computer kiosks, or at skycap curbside stations, depending on the airport.

"We would like to thank our partners, the San Jose Airport and the airlines, for their support during this transition," said Ashley "Skip" Williams, TSA Acting Federal Security Director at San Jose.  “This change will lead to enhancements in both security and customer service for the airport.”

For more information regarding TSA travel, including a list of prohibited items, visit our Travelers and Consumers area.


61 posted on 05/22/2005 9:01:40 AM PDT by Racehorse (Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
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To: Mulder
Really? You mean I can drive across the country without ID?

You can be a passenger in a car with no ID. You can take a Greyhound Bus without having to show an ID to a federal employee. You can hitchhike.

62 posted on 05/22/2005 9:05:15 AM PDT by Maceman (uent)
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To: nuconvert
"Yes, it's a free country "

The usa is not a free country. Far from it.

63 posted on 05/22/2005 9:05:57 AM PDT by jpsb (I already know I am a terrible speller)
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To: Bear_Slayer

Re your post 21: and neither will I.

I also have considerable concerns about the safety of flying, not with the quality of the aircraft and the skills of the pilots but the fact that only a tiny percentage of the pilots are armed and able to defend their aircraft. For this, we owe thanks to Secretary of Transportation Mineta, and indirectly, President Bush, for allowing that jerk to keep the majority of pilots from being armed.


64 posted on 05/22/2005 9:08:10 AM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Dada Orwell
Kanning has a ticket to Philadelphia.....

The airline sold him the ticket for a seat, later, when he offers the purchased ticket to board their airplane, the airline will want to know who he is.

Do I understand it correctly?

65 posted on 05/22/2005 9:09:24 AM PDT by Buddy B (MSgt Retired-USAF)
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To: Bear_Slayer
The government does not own the Transportation Industry. If private industry tells you to jump through hoops to buy or use their product, then you jump through the hoops or buy elsewhere. And that's why I don't fly - I won't jump through their hoops

So why are you using the internet?

66 posted on 05/22/2005 9:12:29 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Dada Orwell; Salvey; Wormwood; nuconvert; Moral Hazard; dsc; SamAdams76; muir_redwoods; eno_; ...
Please allow me to be the first Freeper NOT to pile on this guy. Sure, I believe he's tilting at windmills in this case, but...

This country of ours has gone absolutely nuts over 9/11, and has been conned into accepting draconian "security" measures that do absolutely nothing to enhance security. We know who the bad guys are and how to accurately profile their accomplices, but we choose instead to harrass our entire citizenry for fear of offending the real enemy. So we nationalize all security, frisk little old ladies, confiscate harmless pen knives and fingernail clippers, and make travel hugely inconvenient to everyone. We do all of this so the public can see the government "do something" to make us "feel" secure. A hallmark of bureaucracy is the inability to discriminate wisely, and we are now drowning in a bureaucratic morass.

This is silliness. I can kill any man with a ballpoint pen to the head, and I can hone the edge of a credit card to a razor edge that will slice your throat open. Shouldn't current logic dictate that we also ban pens and credit cards? Of course, but the public would finally draw the line at that point -- which only proves the inanity of such bans in the first place.

What has prevented a recurrence of 9/11 has been the awareness of passengers and flight crews that today's hijackers are not going to divert their flights to Havana -- but that they are going to turn their planes into guided missile and kill everyone in them. Post 9/11 passengers know the stakes, and possess the overwhelming force to prevent such a takeover from ever happening again. The terrorist know this, and must be laughing themselves silly as we waste billions and harrass American citizens -- while they have moved on to other tactics.

There is no such thing as a temporary government program. In the name of "doing something" visible we are laying the foundation for a police state, and law-abiding citizens are being conditioned to accept any measure in the name of "security." The real goal of terrorism is not to destroy lives and property, but to provoke such an overreaction that the targeted government will become more of a menace to its society than the actual terrorists. If we don't wake up, grow up, and end this lunacy, a handful of terrorists will have gotten their way.

67 posted on 05/22/2005 9:14:08 AM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: Salvey
"That's what Mohammed Atta said."

And just how would a national ID have pervented 9/11? All it will do is tag and track the movement of American citizens. The government knew who these people were, and even under today's laws, post 9/11, of not being able to single out for search more than 2 middle easteners, (heaven forbid we should annoy and inconvenience terrorists in an effort to protect ourselves) seems the only difference today is that it would be easier for these Islamic terrorists to carry out their evil plans.

68 posted on 05/22/2005 9:15:01 AM PDT by sweetliberty (Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.)
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To: Dada Orwell
"In a free country you do not need government permission to travel."

Under your own power.

69 posted on 05/22/2005 9:17:21 AM PDT by Dont Mention the War (John Bolton for White House Press Secretary!)
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To: Mulder
Really? You mean I can drive across the country without ID?

You can travel across the country without ID, yes.

You just cannot operate a motor vehicle without a license.

70 posted on 05/22/2005 9:18:38 AM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
So why are you using the internet?

Because it's there . . . ? Is this a trick question?

I've already had two cups of coffee so it must be you.

71 posted on 05/22/2005 9:20:49 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (DOC - 81MM Mortars, Wpns CO. 2/3 KMCAS 86 - 89)
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To: Dada Orwell
One could make the case that he should pay the added cost of a more thorough search (possibly including an X-ray search), but it is hard for me to see why he should be prevented from boarding - if it's clear that he is not posing a threat.

Either the government is too lazy to allow people without ID to board, or they have other reasons for wanting to know who flies. It would be nice of them to tell us which is the case.
72 posted on 05/22/2005 9:21:12 AM PDT by BobL
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To: jpsb

"The usa is not a free country. Far from it."

Yes, we still have laws here, so no, it isn't free to the extent that you can do whatever you please, whenevr you please, to whomever you want.

As for "far from it".......I'd say a place like Iran fits that description a bit better than the U.S.


73 posted on 05/22/2005 9:21:46 AM PDT by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Dada Orwell
Kanning says the parallels with Gandhi's situation go further than a shared belief in nonviolence.

I understand that Gandi also had an obsession with human feces as well.

74 posted on 05/22/2005 9:21:47 AM PDT by feedback doctor
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To: Dada Orwell
Kanning stresses that he will not resist arrest ...

I hope he has bail money and a lawyer on retainer.

75 posted on 05/22/2005 9:22:15 AM PDT by JoeGar
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To: Maceman
"In a free country you do not need government permission to travel."

Nobody said he needed an ID to travel. just to do it on an airplane. Big difference. Nuance is obviously not this guy's stong suit.

Great point MACEMAN!

I don't need government permission to drive to another state, but if I want to fly there I better have a pilot's license, or know someone who does.

76 posted on 05/22/2005 9:24:49 AM PDT by feedback doctor
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To: Mulder
Really? You mean I can drive across the country without ID?

Certainly you can. You can also be arrested and detained for doing it. You can be prosecuted and fined as well.

Sure you can, but is it worth it?
77 posted on 05/22/2005 9:24:50 AM PDT by rockrr (Revote or Revolt! It's up to you Washington!)
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To: Wormwood
You just cannot operate a motor vehicle without a license.

Correction:   You can operate a motor vehicle without a license,  just not on a public roadway.

78 posted on 05/22/2005 9:24:50 AM PDT by Buddy B (MSgt Retired-USAF)
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To: OldPossum
I also have considerable concerns about the safety of flying, . . . . only a tiny percentage of the pilots are armed and able to defend their aircraft.

The entire process of flying is unpleasant.

Long lines; long waits
Subject to intense scrutiny
Packed like sardines
Unruly passengers
Defenseless pilots

And it's expensive.

I don't go anywhere anymore; if I have to go somewhere, I drive.

79 posted on 05/22/2005 9:25:08 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (DOC - 81MM Mortars, Wpns CO. 2/3 KMCAS 86 - 89)
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To: Buddy B

Noted !


80 posted on 05/22/2005 9:26:33 AM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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