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I guarantee that if the order came to turn in passports, drivers licenses and bankbooks most people would rush right down to get in line and await their orders for relocation and reeducation.

I can't argue that...point in fact, after a couple weeks of jumping up and down over the outrageous and heretofore unheard of (even in totalitarian countries) Constitutional and criminal violations against citizens by the TSA - a test run to see how easily we will get in line? - we hear no more as they go meekly through the grope lines.

I am forever grateful that I, years ago, came back to my home state and live amongst mostly conservatives.

I left Massachusetts in the late '60's and California in late '79. In addition, I'm tucked down snugly in the country, look out my windows and see no houses - no 'chimney smoke' as 'twere. And I'm retired so no longer have to suffer young idiots schooled to believe "YEAH CHE".

This serves for a semblance, at least in my personal day to day existence, of peace.

I could never again live among the vipers. I hope you're considering a move to friendlier climes.

But I do understand your premise. I'll give you an example: My oldest son, in his 50's, never misses a chance to take advantage of April Fools Day. So, yesterday, he got to the office building where he works early enough to beat everyone else and put a sign on the door. (There is only ONE door into their offices.)

The sign had the logo of the buildings management and said: "Please use other door."

He then settled in his office and awaited the fun, anticipating people not taking long to get the joke and come in laughing.

He waited - and waited. People were in the habit of arriving before 8:00. 8:00 came and went. five after 8:00, 6 after 8:00. 7 after 8:00, No one.

8 after 8:00. His phone rang. "Where are YOU?"

"Ah, at my desk."

"You're inside?"

"Ah, yeah."

"How did you get in?"

"Um, through the door."

Silence. He got up and opened the door, looked into the hallway and there were all 12-15 employees, some still trying to find the nonexistent door.

Too funny.

That none put April Fools Day together with it is amazing, That NOT ONE dared disregard the note and at least try opening the door and peering in - sad and scary. Lemmings.

BTW. Why isn't our new Congress rescinding these criminal TSA molestations? Why aren't WE screaming and demanding that they do?

Our move to the area we are in was mistake that we didn't realize until it was too late. Thus, we were on our plan to get to a more remote location in the coming year. However, our retirement plans were derailed by the economic 'splosion. I'm a builder and have four new homes completed, but not saleable in this market and six undeveloped lots. This was to cement our future as being a private small builder, we have no pension plan. We made the decision to invest heavier than we were doing at a point when real estate was going good and we will have to work our way through it.

The tough part of it is feeling totally helpless for the first time in my life and having no course of action but to seek small jobs to service the debt on our properties while we watch (almost) helplessly as our country flounders in much the same condition as we are in personally.

The two things that weigh on me most heavily are my grandsons (5 and 2) whom I haven't been able to visit in two years and the fact that they were born in this time and may witness the virtual end of the greatest nation the world has known.

I hate to think where all of this may be going, but one way or another we will soon be among fellow patriots in a region other than the Pacific North West where most of the population longs for the U.N. to chart their future.