Thank heavens for little loopholes

Hey, so a woman has found a loophole that allows her the right to ask a judge and jury to decide whether her inclusion on the no-fly list violates her rights.

A federal judge in San Francisco had dismissed the suit, citing a law that requires all challenges to TSA orders to be filed directly in an appeals court, with no right to present evidence or convene a jury. But the appeals court majority, led by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, said the no-fly list, though maintained by the TSA, is actually compiled by a branch of the FBI, which can be sued in a trial court like most other federal agencies.

Let’s take a look at that again: “with no right to present evidence or convene a jury.”

Why this half-hearted approach to violating civil rights and demolishing the constitution? Why not just hold military tribunals and have done with it?

SF Chronicle

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