Color-Coded Alert System Canceled

American Voices • Politics • ISSUE 46•48 • Nov 30, 2010

The Department of Homeland Security is discontinuing the color-coded threat advisory system that has been in place since March 2002. What do you think?

“That's probably for the best. I was getting sick of forgetting to check the advisory before traveling." ”
Carlos Menuck –
Solar Panel Installer
“I think Obama should replace it with a simple yes-or-no system that tells you when it's okay to be racist." ”
Bailey Moya –
Van Driver
“Uh-oh, we're in the worst state—no color at all."”
Luke Pezzente –
Unemployed

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