A car bomb detonated on a ferry or, more likely, on several ferries simultaneously would be a great victory for Al Qaeda or an affiliate.
The same people complaining about vehicle searches on ferries would likely be the first to criticize the lack of them if a terrorist attack succeeded.
I am reminded of those who complain about airport security being lax, then complain about being searched at airports. There is no way to keep ferries secure without searching passenger vehicles, just as you can't keep aircraft secure without searching passenger baggage.
A ferry is a vessel that can carry the lives of hundreds of people, like an airplane. Unless you are a crewman, it's not your bedroom, searching vehicles aboard them during a time when terrorists are known to be operating in our country is not an unreasonable search, and complaining about keeping ferries safe is the wrong side of the argument to be on.
Having said that, this "secret order" business obviously needs to be cleaned up.
As would multiple car bombs detonated under interstate bridges, or multiple mall shooting, etc....
Is your solution to "prevent" each of these scenarios to federalize security at malls, and conduct random stops on interstates?
The same people complaining about vehicle searches on ferries would likely be the first to criticize the lack of them if a terrorist attack succeeded.
I can't speak for others, but I wouldn't be complaining about it. I *would* be complaining about the fact that the gov't hasn't secured the borders yet, and didn't follow up on legitimate leads concerning terrorism (both of which contributed to 9/11, and will likely contribute to any future terrorist attacks).
There is no way to keep ferries secure without searching passenger vehicles, just as you can't keep aircraft secure without searching passenger baggage.
I value Freedom more than security. Anyway, the same arguement could be made for providing hardened checkpoints on interstates, or metal detectors at grocery stores, etc....
Unless you are a crewman, it's not your bedroom, searching vehicles aboard them during a time when terrorists are known to be operating in our country is not an unreasonable search, and complaining about keeping ferries safe is the wrong side of the argument to be on.
Tell you what. When the gov't declares that it's not "unreasonable" for Americans to carry guns everywhere for self-defense, since "terrorists are known to be operating in our country", maybe I'll give that arguement a little more weight.