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eli on Oct 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: NYTimes Sues US For Refusing To Reveal Secret Inte...

I happen to think the Gilmore decision was wrong, but the issue in the case wasn't about secret laws, it was that you don't have a Constitutional right to fly on a commercial aircraft.

wnight on Oct 11, 2011 [–]

Nor to drive or walk the roads, use money, use a computer, etc.

The constitution doesn't grant rights, it defines the limits of the government we approve to govern us.

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