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Michael Wojcik Silver badge

Ah, you coastal types

They can act within a 100-mile zone from any edge of the US, which encompasses just about every major city in America

It's true this is a major problem, and a gross offense against civil rights and personal liberty. But "just about every major city in America" (even if we allow "America" as shorthand for "the USA") is a wild exaggeration.

It's utter nonsense to claim that Atlanta isn't a "major city". Ditto Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Indianapolis. I think it's unreasonable to claim Cincinnati, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Dallas / Ft Worth, Minneapolis / St Paul, Charlotte, Birmingham, and Albuquerque aren't "major cities". Cincinnati has roughly the same population as Newcastle or Nottingham, and in area is as large as the two combined, and it's the smallest in that list.

There are also smaller cities not within the zone-of-offense that are important because they're state capitals or primary cities: Salt Lake City, Little Rock, Boisie, Jackson, Topeka, etc.

Raising consciousness on issues like this isn't helped by telling a third of the US population that their homes aren't important.

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