Distort? You are on the verge of total stupidity! Here's a clue for your limited brain cell count...I can report anything I see suspicious in the homes of my fellow citizens anytime I want and have had that right my entire life. And it doesn't lead to the gaulieter and the block captain, it leads to the police officer and his captain.
Are you even capable of thinking?
When I arrive to fly my name isn't just checked against a list doofus, it's checked against the SALE OF A TICKET to be sure I'M THE ONE THAT BOUGHT IT! I guess you complained about having to actually buy paper airline tickets once since you were forced to carry "your papers"! And they asked the same questions they did decades ago...who are you, prove it and are you the guy on the ticket? Like I said, don't like it? Take a bus. Drive. Airplanes are different in that they can be used to KILL US. Remember all the hijackings in the 1960's (probably not, your brain can't deal with actual memories...too small)? That's when metal detectors and terminals were created. So your utopia of "bought your ticket and took your seat" has been dead for 40 friggin' years! Nice try!
DUI checkpoints are valid because you don't have a RIGHT to drive. It's a priviledge and a LICENSE that allows the government to set conditions. Even you should be able to comprehend that simplicity.
And as to Jose Padilla...he is the ONE AND ONLY person being held under this so-called devasting policy you say will force ALL OF US to Gitmo soon! And even he's getting his due process. As I pointed out (which you think you are clever by not mentioning and thus prove you ignore any point you know bursts your bubble), Lindh got legal treatment as a citizen even though he and Padilla just be tried for treason and, if convicted, killed.
But go ahead. Live in your Art Bell and Oliver Stone world and have fun. Your frequency is hereby cancelled Kenneth.