a little context

DHS has already gathered my background info, for example. I filled in the forms, surrendered my fingerprints, sat for a lengthy interview. All of this is now on file. Now, suppose California is dropped from the Roster of the Blest between now and 2023, when in the normal course of affairs I will be up for renewal. It is unlikely that I will have had any dealings with the DMV by then—my (federally compliant!) license will not expire until a couple of years after that, and even the auto registration is in the spousette’s name and not my own—so there will be no new information to be had by then. But if Trump is still president, and if California has joined his punitive shitlist, no Global Entry for me. Well, yeah, First World problems.

And consider this: if you drop the former category of “Trusted Travelers” into the general TSA mix, it makes a bigger pool in which the bad fishies may swim, and arguably makes the process less secure, rather than more. But of course, it’s not about “security” for the short-fingered vulgarian and his tame thugs, it’s about “owning the libs”:

“There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.”

Post #432,481 by boxley 2/6/20 11:51:13 AM 2/6/20 11:52:10 AM Reply	a little context If dhs is not allowed to gather background info on you, no head of the line privileges. The reason they do not kick off all newyorkers immediately is that they are already vetted, but will not pass a new check when their stuff expires because they cannot get access to ny dmv files. Although I dont know if they can buy them commercially I am sure NY sells dmv records to everybody and his dog anyway like most other states. "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman Edited by boxley Feb. 6, 2020, 11:52:10 AM EST Expand All History
Post #432,483 by rcareaga 2/6/20 12:18:43 PM 2/6/20 12:18:43 PM Reply	“little” is right DHS has already gathered my background info, for example. I filled in the forms, surrendered my fingerprints, sat for a lengthy interview. All of this is now on file. Now, suppose California is dropped from the Roster of the Blest between now and 2023, when in the normal course of affairs I will be up for renewal. It is unlikely that I will have had any dealings with the DMV by then—my (federally compliant!) license will not expire until a couple of years after that, and even the auto registration is in the spousette’s name and not my own—so there will be no new information to be had by then. But if Trump is still president, and if California has joined his punitive shitlist, no Global Entry for me. Well, yeah, First World problems. And consider this: if you drop the former category of “Trusted Travelers” into the general TSA mix, it makes a bigger pool in which the bad fishies may swim, and arguably makes the process less secure, rather than more. But of course, it’s not about “security” for the short-fingered vulgarian and his tame thugs, it’s about “owning the libs”: “There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.”
Post #432,485 by boxley 2/6/20 2:05:08 PM 2/6/20 2:05:08 PM Reply	a little more info, if you are a fed employee in NY with an EOD clearance or example, guess who loses a job when their clearance needs to be renewed, It is not just travelers that will be affected "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman

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