The terrorism watchlist, which airlines use to look for suspicious people on their manifests, has grown to over 900,000 names. Being on the list can get you barred from flying, and there is no way to legally fight if you have your name put on the list in error. First off, this number is insane. It implies that one in every three hundred Americans is a terrorist. Second, it's crazy from a security standpoint. If everyone is on the list, then what is the point of having the list? The list should be proven, small, maintained regularly, and entry on the list should set of serious alarm bells, not just a few more questions at the ticket counter.
And get Cat Stevens off the list for goodness sakes. He is not a terrorist. At worst it's just that his songs are criminally boring.
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