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Mike Schulte
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| 10/23/2006 10:24 PM |
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The ADIZ analogy... airplanes/airports to cars/roads
[The author, Edward Frederick, has given permission to freely
distribute this, provided credit is properly attributed.]
Imagine yourself waking up on a cool Sunday morning. You walk to
your back door and take in the sight of the sun peeking over the
horizon. You think to yourself, "What a great day for a drive in my
car to just put the worries of the upcoming work week on the back
burner, take in all this great country has to offer and to just
enjoy my life."
You check the pressure in your tires, open up the hood and check all
the fluids, let the engine run for a minute or two in your driveway
and pull out onto the open road. You got up early and have the
millions of miles of this country's highways at your every whim.
Five miles from your house you are pulled over by two military
Humvees and ordered out of your car and forced to lay on the ground
at gunpoint. You are not read your Rights; you are treated like a
criminal. Just for enjoying a morning drive in your car? Correct,
you are detained for several hours for simply driving your car. Why?
Because you didn't call the Department of Motor Vehicles and see if
it was legal for you to drive your car today. Is that the type of
America you would like to live in?
If your hometown team is playing baseball, you cannot leave your
house without supervision. If the President is within 30 miles of
you, you cannot leave your house without supervision. You forgot to
ask for permission and supervision to drive to the pharmacy to pick
up some medicine for your child - you lose your license for 180
days.
You may no longer visit the Grand Canyon, because someone drove his
or her car off the North Rim. You may no longer drive with the
windows down on your car, because the manufacturer does not
specifically say you are allowed to. You have to tell the D.M.V.
what time you are leaving your house, how long you plan to be gone,
how many people are going to be with you, what time you will arrive
at your destination, and call them when you arrive. Is this the
America you want to have?
That is the type of America that pilots have to endure every day of
week. You wish to impose more restrictions on pilots, on where they
can go, what they can and can not do, and why? Because they simply
choose to enjoy life in a manner different than you, and in a manner
that you deem unsafe, and "scary"? I should hope that your wish to
impose more restrictions on people who value freedom is really what
you want, because what is to stop the restrictions from spreading to
your boat, your car, your bicycle, or even walking, when airplanes
are completely prohibited in this country?
Is that the America you want? An America where you are no longer
allowed to drive where you want to go? An America where you must
provide federal identification to ride the bus? An America where you
are not allowed to visit your mother in the hospital because the bus
service does not go there? An America where you are watched
constantly by the government, that questions every turn you make,
and every destination you hope to visit? One where you must show
your papers to the authorities at every turn? I should hope not. It
is not the America I want. I value the freedoms we have in America.
I would hope you do too.
With Reverend Niemoller in mind...
First they came for the Pilots, and I didn't speak up, because I
wasn't a Pilot.
Then they came for the Boaters, and I didn't speak up, because I
wasn't a Boater.
Then they came for the Cyclists, and I didn't speak up, because I
was a Driver.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to
speak up for me.
Be careful what you wish for.
Edward Frederick
Commercial Pilot
Aircraft Owner
Airport Manager
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