Given the attitudes of the previous administration who set this up I would think it likely that there is a correlation between being on the list and being as it were 'left-wing'.
The suggestion that the list was set up to hassle lefties rather than stop terror is not untenable.
Be interesting to see if in fact this list is not a great danger to America by subverting its advertised purpose for political ends.
A nice mashup perhaps would be party membership of those on the list.
People are prepared to give up liberty in emergencies - the abuse of such powers to harass pacifists, enviromentalists in the UK anyway puts us all in danger for when a real emergency requires fast action.
Similar to the fable of the boy crying wolf (but a more sinister young fellow with political ambitions).
The suggestion that the list was set up to hassle lefties rather than stop terror is not untenable.
Be interesting to see if in fact this list is not a great danger to America by subverting its advertised purpose for political ends.
A nice mashup perhaps would be party membership of those on the list.
People are prepared to give up liberty in emergencies - the abuse of such powers to harass pacifists, enviromentalists in the UK anyway puts us all in danger for when a real emergency requires fast action.
Similar to the fable of the boy crying wolf (but a more sinister young fellow with political ambitions).