The War On Terror Is Over, But Bend Over -- And Like It
Michael A. Walsh asks the right questions in the New York Post:
If a few dead-enders are all that's left of al Qaeda, why not end the farce that is "airport security" under the widely loathed Transportation Security Administration and return to the days before 9/11, when you didn't have to be strip-searched to board a plane?Instead, of course, the TSA is expanding its reach to bus and train stations -- and adding ever-more intrusive technology to its airport empire.
And why is the Fourth Amendment (which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures) still being violated if the threat has passed?
Because these two very different branches of our government have such very different dreams.
...Both branches prefer to ignore their duty to the public.
...The main issue in the upcoming election will be the economy. But personal freedom and economic freedom are linked; you can't have growth without mobility.
I just saw an article from the AP wire that airports don't have time to do background checks on employees prior to them starting work.
So, airport workers who go into sensetive or restricted areas all day are not cleared. But, if you are just passing through to catch a flight you are subject to an invasive search.
And this makes complete sense to the genuises running Homeland Security.
Jay at April 27, 2012 1:07 PM
I e-mailed the same Q to Napolitano a few days ago. I still haven't received a reply.
Way back when we had DHL as a major employer in the local area, they would bus in workers. Part of the process was that they had to run the sort workers through security every single day before they could start work. They only had something like two lines. It would take about 1-1.5 per shift change. And that was on the clock.
I wonder why they couldn't make a profit?
Jim P. at April 27, 2012 6:45 PM
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