Putting the entire country on the "no fly" list

Planning a trip to Europe, Canada, Asia, Latin America? If the government gets its way, you'll have to get specific permission from the government each time you want to leave or enter the country.

Should you have to ask for permission from the government before you are allowed to get on a plane or cruise ship?

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed that airlines and cruise ships be required to get individual permission (”clearance”) from the DHS for each individual passenger on all flights to, from, or via the U.S. Unless the answer is “Yes” — if the answer is “no” or “maybe”, or if the DHS doesn’t answer at all — the airline wouldn’t be allowed to give you a boarding pass, or let you or your luggage on the plane or ship.

In effect, this is putting everyone on the "no fly" list and then only allowing them to fly if they get a specific okay from the government.

We're all about to become prisoners in our own country.

Had enough?