Posted on 11/12/2010 11:32:55 PM PST by RobinMasters
A constitutional attorney preparing to legally challenge the Transportation Security Administration's enhanced screening procedures – which reveal a virtually nude image of passengers – says airline passengers have Barack Obama to thank for the process.
"Legislation has been proposed to mandate full-body scanners and make them the primary screening method in all U.S. airports by 2013, but Congress has yet to act on it," John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, wrote in a new commentary.
"So we can thank President Obama for this frontal assault on our Fourth Amendment rights. Mind you, this is the same man who insisted that 'we will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans,'" Whitehead said.
"Yet in the wake of the bumbling underwear bomber's botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound plane, Obama directed the Homeland Security Department 'to acquire $1 billion in advanced-technology equipment, including body scanners, for screening passengers,'" he continued.
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He want’s to make sure the weiners are kosher.
Why am I not surprised.
This can be pinned upon the Bummer Himself, not one of his great gaggle of czars?
I think you mean halal.
Anything they can do to prevent Amish suicide bombers off our aircraft.
We know they are really the ones responsible for 911, Bush lied./sarc
There should be a sign at the airport:
“Still feel Profiling is a Bad Thing?” and show a TSA Agent looking in a child’s pants.
I think this is absolutely sick.
I have not flown in over 20 years, and never will again. If I cant get there by train, bus, ship or automobile. I’m not going.
My opinion only - but to me this doesn’t have one thing to do about safety, but further crippling the airline industry. He will destroy corporations at any costs....
The real message here is that Checks and Balances, as prescribe by the Constitution, have been completely abolished!
Rise fellow citizens, for you may never get the chance again!
The real message here is that Checks and Balances, as prescribe by the Constitution, have been completely abolished!
Rise fellow citizens, for you may never get the chance again!
As long as we’re being paranoid, I think it’s more the muslim thing than the commie thing, you know?
The secretary will disavow any knowledge of this pronouncement.
This is a direct assault upon your body, privacy and dignity!
I doubt that even King George would have approved such an assault on his subjects when they where exercising their right to travel. JMHO
I’m always curious about who (what company) got this huge order? You know, kinda like GE making all those light bulbs we are supposed to buy!
What is the point of scanning a nude body?
A BS article. Google "Chertoff, Rapiscan" and follow the money.
“My opinion only - but to me this doesn’t have one thing to do about safety, but further crippling the airline industry. He will destroy corporations at any costs....”
I would take it a step further. I think this is being done to prepare Americans for the long lines that are prevalent in Marxist societies.
Look what happened to Venezuela in less than 10 years. This is going to be us if we do not change it.
The ‘pervert’ _resident.
It appears to me that we are on track to be the same as Nazi Germany. With the backlash to the loss of liberty and values in connection with nude body scans, a possible replacement will be "travel" papers. The TSA might implement pre-clearance papers so air travelers can opt out. So, if you do not have your papers you will not be able to travel.
Fast forward a short time, given the rising cost of gas, travelers using interstate highway systems will need "papers" in order to reduce the risk of terrorist activities. After all, we continue to permit people from terrorist countries to immigrate, plus we have open borders.
Is this scenario far fetched or the portent of our future? And, of course, look at all the jobs that would be created to control the population. Maybe we would finally have a civilian corps better funded and equipped than our military.
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