Wednesday, October 17, 2012

“Sir, you must come with us”

Via walfred

 

 One man’s tropical paradise is another man’s prison. Imagine being “stuck” on Oahu. I’m sure you could think of worse situations, but really stop and think about the following true and evolving situation. You’re a “normal” 34 year-old guy, live on the U.S. mainland in Gulfport, Mississippi, and recently married a woman who is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy stationed in Okinawa.

 You’re a citizen of the United States and possess a valid U.S. issued passport. You’re not a criminal and have no history of felony or misdemeanor convictions.  In fact, you recently passed a background check to own and carry a firearm in Mississippi. You are, however, an outspoken patriot for the United States Constitution.

 You miss your bride of eight months, and decide to fly to Okinawa to visit her. Because you are the “dependent” of an active duty member of the U.S. military, you make arrangements to fly from San Francisco to Okinawa on a military aircraft. You must still have a ticket, pass the screening procedures similar or even more stringent than those flying on normal commercial airlines. After the screening at the airport, you board the plane and settle in for your flight, counting down the hours until you are reunited with your wife.

 The plane lands in Hawaii as scheduled for refueling and maintenance. It is here, after re-boarding the aircraft, that two heavily-armed military guards confront you and tell you that you must leave the plane. They take you to a small room at the military base and advise you that you are on the U.S. “No-Fly”  list. You’re not under arrest, but you’re not free to go until they decide what to do with you. You watch as your plane, as well as your hopes of seeing your bride vanish into the air while under the careful watch of two heavily armed military police officials.

What’s going on?

 

As you sit in a small room, thoughts race through your mind. Why am I here? It must be some mistake. I’ve committed no crime. Like any “normal” American, You expect the matter to be resolved as there must be some mix-up. Then, an official with the Customs and Border Enforcement arrives and tells you that there is no mix-up. The official rattles off your name, date of birth, social security number and complete identifying information. It’s you alright, and you are officially on the “No-Fly” list.

“How did you get on that plane?” asks the Customs and Border Enforcement official. You reply that you had a normal ticket, passed through the screening process and boarded the plane normally and without incident. You are told that you should not have been permitted to fly. Again, you are on the “No-Fly” list. You reply that there has to be a mistake, and are met with the stern reply of the official: there is no mistake.

You then ask why you are on the “No-Fly” list and are told that you are not permitted to know. At this point, they tell you that you are free to go, but you cannot fly anywhere by orders of the United States government. And there you are, in “paradise” but unable to leave.

Meet Wade Hicks, Jr





7 comments:

  1. Gonna be alot more where that comes from...

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    1. Via hefferman1

      Senator Paul's office being told it would be more affective to contact Wade Hicks Jr Senators.

      Here is their contact info.
      Senator Thad Cocheran
      202-224-5054

      Senator Roger Wicker
      202-224-6253

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  2. Thank you for posting the phone numbers, I'll make some calls.

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    1. hefferman1

      I contacted both Senate offices.

      Senator Wicher's office was aware of this and are working on it.

      The person who helped me also said, the more calls he recieves on this the more it will be infront of the Senator.

      Keep calling and keep their feet to the fire, till something is done to make this right.
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      walfred

      He talked to a Hawaii state senator,yesterday.And was to have a meeting with the Governor of Hawaii today.Have not receive any confirmation on the meeting the Governor of Hawaii or the out come...

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    2. GA POC

      I spoke with Wade last night. You may not be aware, but he is one of our members. A large number of Patriots have stepped forward to clear up the matter. What is stunning is that it was a military flight that he got pulled from. His wife is a lieutenant in the Navy and he was flying to meet her in Okinawa. Wade also had a classified security rating for his top secret work as a contractor with the US military (NOT a trigger puller!).

      At the moment the TSA still refuses to tell him why he is on the no fly list. And he has no way to get back to Mississippi without swimming or catching a boat.

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    3. GA POC

      I spoke with Wade last night. You may not be aware, but he is one of our members. A large number of Patriots have stepped forward to clear up the matter. What is stunning is that it was a military flight that he got pulled from. His wife is a lieutenant in the Navy and he was flying to meet her in Okinawa. Wade also had a classified security rating for his top secret work as a contractor with the US military (NOT a trigger puller!).

      At the moment the TSA still refuses to tell him why he is on the no fly list. And he has no way to get back to Mississippi without swimming or catching a boat.

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