Jay Honeck writes:

But this is far from validating MX's claim that America is no longer
"free". It's a relatively minor inconvenience that -- if it makes it
possible for us to still fly near Washington, D.C. -- seems like a
small price to pay.

Although you might not remember it, it used to be possible to fly near
Washington D.C. even without the Thought Police.

The ADIZ contributes nothing to security. Bad guys can be right in
the center of that zone in a couple minutes, long before they can be
intercepted. And if they want to make double sure that their plans
work, they can just carry something very scary on board--that way,
whether they aim for the White House lawn themselves or get blowed up
good by the Cavalry, the scary stuff gets spread all over.

Even prohibiting flight entirely in the area would not change this.

But simpler still is for the bad guys to just use a motor vehicle, for
which there are no restrictions.

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