by smallpoxgirl » Tue 03 Feb 2009, 20:57:11
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cbxer55', 'T')he No-Fly list is an unconstitutional (ha ha) secret database of individuals created without due process to prevent "high risk" individuals from engaging in travel.
TSA is most definitely on my shit list today. Their version, they couldn't tell the difference between my flashlight and a bomb. My version, they work in a dumpy little rural airport with zero potential for ever encountering a real terrorist. They get bored and decide to entertain themselves by screwing with the passengers. So, they do the whole rifle through your bags bit. For some reason the little swabby thing inside my bag comes up positive. So now they really start rifling through my stuff. While one of them is groping me ("patting down") the other one dumps everything out of my purse. Starts reading through my appointment book, etc. The sad thing is that most people really don't see a problem with the sorry state of affairs in this country. When Barney Fife gives them the rubber glove treatment, it actually makes them feel safer.
Of course, I suppose it's not surprising that the sort of sad human being that would join the Brady Campaign would probably also feel like they were being protected by something like no-fly lists. The standards for depriving people of their civil rights in this country have dropped so low they virtually don't exist. Why not take away your second amendment rights and kick them out of the American family because some clown at the FBI heard a rumor that maybe someone with a similar name to yours might be up to something bad. This whole innocent until proven guilty thing is too cumbersome. Innocent until we hear a rumor that your guilty makes things so much easier.