You can definitely get rid of TSA with enough pressure on Congress, but you'll never get rid of the screening they do.
You can definitely get rid of TSA with enough pressure on Congress, but you'll never get rid of the screening they do.
I agree that there is a need for some screening before getting on a plane. But not the level of invasiveness we have now. We are one step away from jail induction proceedures without any proof that it is effective.
Terrorists will just shift their target as they did in the Moscow airport attack. As long as a passive public demands the govt do something to protect them, TSA and Homeland security will keep ratcheting up the invasiveness and expanding to trains, cars, public buildinges etc. TSA is a lot like the Maginot line - the enemy will just go around them. But we lose our dignity and rights in the process.
Yup, same folks that would not let my girlfriend board. The passport says Susan and the ticket said Sue. Granted, she IS less socially acceptable since she met me, but come on now.
I wonder how hard it would be to gin up a fake uniform?
Here you go:
Though I admit, many Muslims are more "black" than "middle eastern." And there are "Arab"-appearing persons in predominantly black African nations. So while generally accurate, there's a lot of exceptions to the rule of profiling.
Demanding govt protection from asteroids that might strike the earth?
Similar threads
