Sorry Flotsom, were not going to let it stand.
Sens. Doherty, Beach Introduce Resolution Calling on Congress to Reconsider TSA Screening Procedures
Senator Michael J. Doherty (R- Hunterdon, Warren) and Senator James Beach (D- Camden) announced they will present resolutions to the Senate and Assembly calling on the U.S. Congress to end TSA screening procedures requiring full body scans and pat downs at U.S. airports Their action comes in response to widespread concerns over privacy and radiation, as well as reports of inappropriate conduct by TSA agents during the screening process.
“The pursuit of security should not force Americans to surrender their civil liberties or basic human dignity at a TSA checkpoint,” said Doherty. “Subjecting law-abiding American citizens to naked body scans and full body pat downs is intolerable, humiliating, vulnerable to abuse, and is fast becoming a disincentive to travel. Particularly concerning to us is the fact that physical searches result in children being touched in private areas of the body. Terrorists hate America because of the freedoms upon which this great nation was built. By implementing these screening measures, the TSA has already handed a victory to those who seek to destroy our freedoms.”
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gee glory hunting politicians proposing bills with quotes from famous people of yestur year......yep that's a new one isn't it.
let me ask you this, where do you think those politicians will be the next time a commercial flight in America is destroyed by an act of terrorism?
screw politician and their self serving agenda's, this is purely about the safety of people who use airlines as a means of transportation and those in buildings that those airliners may be flown into.
these politicians are just jumping on the popularity band wagon, they are getting name recognition and free publicity on the unpopularity of the TSA security measures.
if you don't like the measures taken to ensure your safety on airliners then DRIVE. its a voluntary and momentary relinquishment of your modesty. i think even Ben would agree that its not to much to ask of any individual when balanced against the possible tragedies that could come from not employing the security measures available to us.
oh and by the way, you do understand that the TSA already can conduct strip searches if they feel their are grounds for it. they can actually detain you and transport you to a hospital for x-rays if they believe you are transporting contraband internally. just ask the thousands of drug mules currently incarcerated in the federal system about the legality of it. even the US Supreme court says that such actions are not only legal but they are vital in the protection of our citizens from contraband of all kinds.
