| | On August 19, 2004, Kennedy made news for being stopped by airport security, because a suspicious individual was using the alias "T. Kennedy". While not actually Ted Kennedy himself, he had been flagged by the [[TSA]] and privately acknowledged the embarrassment that the situation created.<ref name=flagged>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17073-2004Aug19.html Sen. Kennedy Flagged by No-Fly List], [[Washington Post]]</ref> At a Judiciary Committee hearing in 2005, Kennedy ripped into the unjust nature of the no fly list, because it captures innocent Americans in its web.<ref name=testimony>[http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/08/flashback-ted-kennedy-tears-into-the-no-fly-list-video/ FLASHBACK: Ted Kennedy Tears Into The No Fly List [VIDEO]], [[The Daily Caller]]</ref> "''I got on the watch list last April''," Kennedy said "''He couldn't even get my name off the list for a period of weeks. Now if they have that kind of difficulty for a member of Congress - my office has had a number of instances where we've had a leader of a distinguished medical school in New England and the list goes on, how in the world are average Americans who are going to get caught up in this kind of thing - how are they going to be treated fairly and not have their rights abused?''"<ref name=testimony /> | | On August 19, 2004, Kennedy made news for being stopped by airport security, because a suspicious individual was using the alias "T. Kennedy". While not actually Ted Kennedy himself, he had been flagged by the [[TSA]] and privately acknowledged the embarrassment that the situation created.<ref name=flagged>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17073-2004Aug19.html Sen. Kennedy Flagged by No-Fly List], [[Washington Post]]</ref> At a Judiciary Committee hearing in 2005, Kennedy ripped into the unjust nature of the no fly list, because it captures innocent Americans in its web.<ref name=testimony>[http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/08/flashback-ted-kennedy-tears-into-the-no-fly-list-video/ FLASHBACK: Ted Kennedy Tears Into The No Fly List [VIDEO]], [[The Daily Caller]]</ref> "''I got on the watch list last April''," Kennedy said "''He couldn't even get my name off the list for a period of weeks. Now if they have that kind of difficulty for a member of Congress - my office has had a number of instances where we've had a leader of a distinguished medical school in New England and the list goes on, how in the world are average Americans who are going to get caught up in this kind of thing - how are they going to be treated fairly and not have their rights abused?''"<ref name=testimony /> |
| − | The issue of Kennedy's last name appearing on the no fly list became an issue during the [[2016 presidential election]]. Candidates [[Jeb Bush]] and [[Marco Rubio]] discussed the controversy. Some confusion arose on the issue since not only did papers at the time report that he was on the watch list, but Kennedy himself stated "I got on the watch list". However, [[Factcheck.org]] attempted to shift focus on the issue and make it seem as if Republicans simply made the issue up.<ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/2015/12/ted-kennedy-and-the-no-fly-list-myth/ Ted Kennedy and the No-Fly List Myth]</ref> | + | The issue of Kennedy's last name appearing on the no fly list became an issue during the [[2016 presidential election]]. Candidates [[Jeb Bush]] and [[Marco Rubio]] discussed the controversy. Some confusion arose on the issue since not only did papers at the time report that he was on the watch list, but Kennedy himself stated "I got on the watch list". However, Factcheck.org attempted to shift focus on the issue and make it seem as if Republicans simply made the issue up.<ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/2015/12/ted-kennedy-and-the-no-fly-list-myth/ Ted Kennedy and the No-Fly List Myth]</ref> |