On the recordFebruary 27, 2006
each of these travelers argues for preserving one of the last refuges of privacy--the quiet of an airline cabin where one may read a book, listen to music, sleep, or be left alone. This privacy may not be enshrined in the Constitution, but surely it is enshrined in common sense. If there must be cell phones on airplanes, common sense suggests following Fred Graham's advice: Create soundproof conference rooms in the back of the which passengers may rent for the privilege of yelling into their cell phones. Or perhaps technology itself will rescue us. Perhaps the Federal Communications Commission or airline plane executives in a real outburst of common sense will earn the gratitude of 2 million Americans who fly each day by deciding text messages, yes, but conversations, no. I yield the floor. ____________________
Said by
Douglas Alexander
Labour Party
Source
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