You continue to miss the whole point of where this thread went. It's not
a
question of whether we ought to obey the existing restrictions. It's a
question of whether we ought to sit by and just let the restrictions
happen
without complaint.

Thank you for putting it succinctly and bluntly.

Sadly, as usual, Peter "put it" neither succinctly nor bluntly. In fact, he
missed the point entirely.

We should be protesting the airspace restrictions at every level of
government possible -- short of busting the ADIZ. At no point have I
suggested otherwise; I have merely explained the utterly logical rationale
behind the imposition of airspace restrictions after 9/11.

The fact that I apparently must explain the reasons for the restrictions
quite frankly scares me.

Here's the bottom line: It matters not if the ADIZ is truly effective -- it
is PERCEIVED by the general public as effective. Those who fail to
understand the reasons for the restrictions have NO chance of getting them
rescinded. You can keep calling a duck a chicken, but the rest of the world
will just think your dumb -- and the duck will continue on as if nothing has
happened. You will have done nothing to further your cause without
understanding the opposition.

Pilots who continue to bust the ADIZ are individually -- and with malice --
signing our death warrant. If we're going to fight this thing, we're going
to have to be smarter than their actions would indicate we are -- and THAT
is the real tragedy here.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"