Ron Paul Responds to TSA: Introduces 'American Traveler Dignity Act'

Freedom v Security is a great debate. I do not find myself a very paranoid person, but I lean on the security side.

Semi related is the debate of free will vs. necessity. I suggest everyone read the second epilogue of War and Peace, Tolstoy kills it.

 

Benjamin Franklin disagrees.

 

Insane.

Most Transparent Administration ever continues it's little war on whistleblowers.

 

I can't wait to hear the apologists here on this board defend this.

WAKE THE HELL UP FOLKS.

 

Once again one of the main reasons I didn't vote for Obama in 2012. I wish this stuff would get more attention. I don't know why the GOP wastes their time on fake scandals like IRS and Libya. If I were in the GOP, I'd hit this issue all day everyday until it stopped. If I was a Democrat in congress I would do the same thing as well.

 

Same here.

 

Why is no one else reporting this? hmmmm

 

Let me correct myself, I see a washington times article on it. But all the articles seem to just have the same information. I'll be interested to hear more about this in the coming days.

 

You are a lying sack of **** just like the Liar-in chief you voted for in 2012.

 

It's a sad state when all you can do is call someone a name. That isn't good form for your side in any argument or discussion, and shows that you lack much to back up your claims.

But more importantly...

What are you talking about? I'm lying in saying I'm against going after whistleblowers? What the hell am I lying about? How do you know that I'm supposedly in favor of cracking down on whistleblowers?

You do understand that calling someone a liar without a single shred of proof on your side, makes you seem slightly crazy right?

You don't know who I voted for in 2012. I don't think there's any record of my candidate lying. Please go back to posts I made before the election and see that I voted for and claimed I would be voting for the socialist party candidate before the election even took place. That's who I voted for in the end.

If you're saying that I'm lying about who I voted for then I have some other questions for you.

How would you know?
Why would I do that?

Are you totally psychotic?

 

The GOP can't because many of them support these policies and they know that a Republican President would want the same policies and powers.

 

The installation of fear into passengers is critical to the model being operated by the Republicrats. Don't expect it to go away any time soon. Just expect the same old same old two parties SAYING different things to make you think there's a debate, while they continue to do roughly the same thing.

 

TSA only slightly better than chance, GAO requests all TSA SPOT funding be withheld until effectiveness can be proven.

A billion dollars. Jebus. Somebody got filthy rich off this for sure.

 

Sudden outbreak of common sense....


Federal judge rules U.S. no-fly list violates Constitution

Obviously, I don't expect this plainly correct decision to make any headway because, you know, terrorism.

 

Why should they be allowed to challenge the designation? What is this, America or something?

 

I thought there was a way. And it involved among other things showing up extra early at the airport. I met a guy at a random airport in Europe and he stated that he had to get to his flights hours and hours in advance, and was from Jordan. That would suck

 

Not directed at you, justtxyank, but bear in mind just how far the government has been abusing these "powers".

 

As if having your cell phone die in the airport wasn't annoying enough...

The US Transport Security Administration revealed on Sunday that enhanced security procedures on flights coming to the US now include not allowing uncharged cell phones and other devices onto planes. “During the security examination, officers may also ask that owners power up some devices, including cell phones. Powerless devices will not be permitted on board the aircraft. The traveler may also undergo additional screening,” TSA said in a statement.

 

Per slashdot and CBS:

 

Well, since the TSA is determined to **** us, at least they've got the ******* common courtesy to give us a reach around.