Pop 4 Viagra and say, "be careful, its loaded!" On Nov 17, 5:31 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > This is the TSA oath.....where does it mention Federal Statute ??? > Where is the Fourth Amendment?? > > I, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the > Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and > domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that > I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or > purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the > duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. > > On Nov 17, 3:25 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Government Sexual Molestation in Airports Is ‘Over the Top’byIvan Eland, > > November 17, 2010 > > After the initial hysterical security response to the 9/11 attacks – inane > > measures included posting 19-year-old National Guardsmen with automatic > > weapons at crowded airports and the temporary discontinuation of electronic > > tickets – lasting security augmentation entailed hardening of aircraft > > cockpit doors and beefing up passenger screening in airports. The latter > > has continued after each subsequent foiled terrorist plot and has now > > reached absurd proportions. > > After the failure of the shoe bomber, we were required to begin disrobing > > when going through airport security. After the thwarted attempt to assemble > > a liquid bomb on an aircraft, we were limited to three ounces of liquid per > > bottle. After the underwear bomber, we began being subjected to > > pornographic scans of our bodies, which showed genitals, breasts, etc. > > And after the latest attempt to put bombs in airplane cargo compartments, > > we are now subjected to sexual molestation and assault if anyone but the > > government did it – that is, aggressive pat-downs by airport security > > personnel that include actually touching those genitals and breasts. > > The public, sold on the irrational post-9/11 dread of being killed by a > > terrorist (the actual chance of the average American being killed by an > > international terrorist is a minuscule one in 80,000), has grumbled and > > tolerated most of these “security” augmentations. Yet outrageous fondling > > by government employees has caused a rising tide of public outrage and may > > be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. > > For example, theWashington Postquoted one traveler, Marc Moniz of Poway, > > Calif., as complaining about such molestation, “It’s very intrusive and > > very insane. I wouldn’t let anyone touch my daughter like that. We’re not > > common criminals.” > > And the government has no probable cause to believe all travelers are > > criminal terrorists, making any airport security measures that search every > > traveler violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. That amendment > > requires the government to have probable cause that a crime has been > > committed before a search is conducted. > > Also, the aforementioned piling on of security procedures after each > > stymied attack should raise questions about the latest unconstitutional > > fad. After all, each attack was foiled prior to the institution of the > > added security measure, and the government is always guarding against > > yesterday’s threat, as the nimble terrorists try to outmaneuver huge and > > ponderous government bureaucracies. In fact, government officials often > > institute security measures merely to “reassure the public” – read: pretend > > to be doing something about a perceived problem. > > But the government response to the recent attempt at cargo bombing should > > cause the public to be even more suspicious of government actions. After > > all, what do aggressive pat-downs of passengers have to do with the threat > > of bombs being put in cargo compartments? The government is using the > > time-honored bureaucratic tradition of using a crisis to get public > > acceptance for some unrelated governmental policy preference – remember the > > invasion of Iraq after the 9/11 attacks? Moreover, these new aggressive > > pat-downs are more helpful in uncovering knives and other hand-held weapons > > of lesser threat than they are of detecting chemical explosives. > > Another bizarre security addition that I have recently experienced is the > > plastic cage. Last week I was flying and was randomly selected for the > > dreaded “secondary screening” (it sounds ancillary but is just annoying). > > The security woman put me in the cage (fortunately it had air holes), > > locked it, and told me that I wasn’t getting out until she swabbed my hands > > (presumably for potential chemical residues from bomb making). > > To show how much overkill the government has perpetrated on the traveling > > public in passenger security lines, let’s do a thought experiment. After > > 9/11, even if the government had instituted no added security measures, > > flying would have been much safer. Why? Because previously, passengers and > > crews were instructed to cooperate with any aircraft hijacker because most > > people on the plane usually lived through such experiences. During and > > after the 9/11 attacks, however, this paradigm changed abruptly as air > > travelers became surly when envisioning everyone dying and also killing > > people on the ground. Such enraged travelers likely foiled the attack with > > the fourth plane on 9/11, and passengers or crew did not sit idly by during > > the shoe and underwear bombing attempts. > > Thus, with now vigilant and aggressive travelers as the first line of > > defense, intrusive government passenger screening – previously annoying and > > now dehumanizing – is hardly vital for air > > security.http://original.antiwar.com/eland/2010/11/16/government-sexual-molest...- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
-- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
