It's sad what has happened to this country. At our airports, train stations, subway stations, etc., the TSA treats us all like criminals. We're assumed to be terrorists, strip-searched and patted down until we prove our innocence. This is backwards. The Fourth Amendment stipulates that there must be "probable cause" to search and seize, and all we've done is buy a plane ticket. I should not have to pose for a naked picture or undergo a sexual assault in order to get on an airplane. The TSA workers bark orders at us, bully us, shuffle us through lines like cattle, pose us like mannequins, and treat us without an ounce of dignity. The whole thing is humiliating. Every time I go through airport security, I feel like I'm being processed for prison. I now avoid flying at all costs and recently drove nine hours instead of flying one. TSA screening has not caught a SINGLE terrorist or prevented a SINGLE terrorist attack. It is security theater and a complete waste of taxpayer money.
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
My Public Comment to the TSA
This is the public comment I submitted in response to the TSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (mostly off-topic, granted, but I couldn't resist):
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