Originally Posted by
ryan1234
I had a hard time understanding what rights are being taken away from this person that are guaranteed in a Constituion. Liberty? ...effectively meaning freedom... it hasn't been taken away (limited, but not taken away), He and His wife aren't being held in some prison in Cuba. He is simply not able to work until he clears his name. Just because an ACLU lawyer says rights are being taken away, it doesn't mean rights are taken away. This man is not charged with anything... just on a "watch" list...he's not being held without Writ to Habeas Corpus or something like that.
Perhaps he has posted things on internet forums, etc, etc .. must be more to the story.
At what point does trimming ones liberty become loss of liberty? What about the
pursuit of happiness? And don't forget
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
IF he or his wife have done something illegal, I'll be the first to vote to lock them up. If Colgan wants to fire him for the beard, that is THIER right since (a) it probably violates the company's uniform and (b) by preventing a good seal on the O2 mask, it could endanger the aircraft and passengers.