As in many Texas towns where fracked wells have become commonplace, the citizens of DISH were anxious.
It was no longer commonplace to encounter citizens of Poland or Hungary, nor was it easy to visit great cities like Prague or Krakow or the jewels of east Germany – Dresden or Magdeburg or Leipzig.
In the McDonnell decision, he wrote that "officials might wonder whether they could respond to even the most commonplace requests for assistance, and citizens with legitimate concerns might shrink from participating in democratic discourse".
Tragically, such levels of intrusion on the privacy of American citizens have become commonplace.
Brian Wallis, the center's chief curator, sees it as the opening chapter of the "citizen journalist," now a commonplace figure in an age of hand-held digital devices.
It matters because as "citizen journalism" becomes more commonplace, distinguishing between verified and unverified media will become a serious problem (and, I would hazard, a serious business).
Asked whether the bureau has ever requested the unmasking of a U.S. citizen, he suggested this is commonplace, responding: "Oh yes.
Colonial society reflected the stratification of the metropolis, although no sharp divisions had yet developed between Spanish-born and American-born citizens, as would later become commonplace.
Koosha says that even without the ban, this kind of treatment from Western immigration officials and the uncertainty of visa applications is commonplace for people with less freedom of movement than US citizens have.
Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton said Monday that citizens would be banned from carrying a host of commonplace items, including bicycle helmets, padlocks and permanent markers, along with weapons, mace, pepper spray and pipe.
