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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:14 PM Original message |
Not allowing all American Citizens to travel to Cuba is unconstitutional |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. They can. You just receive no support/protection from the State Dept. A lot go by way of Canada.nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But they risk a fine and getting their passport flagged. PLUS you have to lie |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The law doesn't seem to be enforced all that much. Going through Canada, they don't know... |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Your passport does get a double stamp on the same day which invites questions |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I've known LOTS of folks that do this through Canada and have had no problem. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You're missing the point. We should be beyond that ASAP nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I agree. But this law has not been enforced for years. nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Incorrect! There are many travelers who have had to pay fines. I know some |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I know many who have not. Clearly, this is a personal issue for you. nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. More like a poorly thought through issue for you |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I do not support the policy. When I lived in Canada in the 90s and early 00s a LOT |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You kept saying irrelevant things so you take your own powder doll nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. You're the one with 'Latin music' in your profile. It's an emotional issue for you. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. And if you like cigars can I accuse you of the same? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. OK I did a Google and on the first search it's right there - 443 letters seeking average fines of $7 |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. What do you mean slowly? That was the policy for decades and in one pen stroke |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Wrong! It's no advance over the policy in 2004 before Bush added restrictions |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. Wayne Smith ex-head of US Interests Section in Havana criticizes the Obama Administration |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Ethnic discrimination? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I think that the Cubans sometimes consider themselves to be a "raza" |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Does that tear you up inside? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's the old identity politics trip |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. Please cite the court case that declares the |
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