I myself know the reason.
Clear and simple.
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.
Resist! Resist! Resist! In your heart you know what to do. Never quit. Tyranny is un-American.
No, it is about money and power. Michael Chertoff is making MILLIONS by getting the scanners installed in airports, train stations, bus terminals and eventually city streets.
In addition, government ALWAYS wants to get more power, the Founders warned us about this constantly. Many of us have warned about the “Slippery Slope” and the “Camel’s nose under the tent flap”. But it is time to acknowledge that the creature at the tent isn’t a camel, it is a Jackel.