May 2012
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April 2012
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Dear Congressman.... Time to End Security Theater
What follows is the text of an email I just sent to my representative in the House of Representatives. It is one thing to complain about the TSA. Only Congress can fix the problem. And it will only do so if we demand it to act.
Dear Congressman Kinzinger:
I am writing to request that you take action on the on-going abuses that have come to characterize the security theater charade of...
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Congressman patdown →
chineeserobotrme:
More TSA nonsense.
Ok, Congressman. Not happy with TSA. Pass legislation to reform it.
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Followup to my TSA Post... Do you have a TSA...
Somehow my post on purchasing your Fourth Amendment rights from the TSA has resulted in some sort of cosmic shift in the universe, as I have come across three or four news stories in the past twenty-four hours illustrating what I call security theater of the absurd.
The latest a seven year old girl with Cerebral Palsy who got harassed by the TSA. Because she most definitely is a terrorist. ...
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jgrassound asked: from my answer, the argument was that airports are "private" property, and therefore the TSA was actually operating as a sort of "Private Security Firm"? I seem to remember that being tossed around, but who knows with that organization anymore
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Why should I have to pay for my Fourth Amendment...
In March, the TSA announced that for $100 you can buy a “pre-check” pass to bypass the hassle of gropings, enhanced pat-downs, body scans, traveling without having to take off your jacket, your shoes, your tie. Indeed, you could enjoy traveling like it was in 2000.
Of course this is not just for anyone. You have to meet unspecified criteria by the TSA (which I suspect means...
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When a Bishop goes too far...
For the past week I have been reading how in his “homily” last week, Peoria Bishop Daniel Jenky went on a tirade against President Obama, comparing him with Hitler and Stalin; describing him in terms of supporting “intrinsic evil.” Rather than describe what he said, I’ll quote it:
You know, it has never been easy to be a Christian and it’s not supposed to be easy!...
