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To: Free ThinkerNY

She better be damn well concerned. Diplomatic immunity is not something to take lightly. Dumb-asses at TSA think they can violate international treaties signed and ratified by US Congress! Guess what, the next time US Ambassador travels in India, he will have sweaty Indian palms up his behind. Let see how well that goes down with US govt and its people. TSA can shove its policy of ‘diplomats are not exempt’ with this big clueless behind. Because diplomatic immunity is a part of US law. Yes, it seems elitist to give diplomats a free pass through but there is a reason for this. Because its reciprocated by other countries as well. If TSA keeps up this crap for long and starts offending allies or hostile countries, guess what, US diplomats will start getting the same treatment in their countries of posting. Lets guess how many state dept officials want the diplomatic posting to China or Russia after one of theirs is ‘handled’ by TSA here!


16 posted on 12/09/2010 12:17:23 PM PST by An_Indian
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To: An_Indian
Even at the height of the cold war the Soviets were never crazy enough to mess with diplomats. Especially the week after documents come out telling our diplomats to act as spies. This is just bureaucrats being bureaucrats and not considering the impact of the stupid rules they make.
18 posted on 12/09/2010 12:22:19 PM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: An_Indian

I could give a rat’s a...(well - anyway) less about what the Indian or any other diplomat thinks about the TSA pat-downs!

These pat-downs are a violation of our 4th Amendment rights (at the VERY least) and a physical attack bordering along the lines of sexual assault (at the accurate description)!

I don’t care what anyone else thinks, but if we the “serfs” have to deal with these, then anyone and everyone who gets on the plane other than pilots and the flight crew should be required to go thru the same indignant treatment. Government officials, Hillary, anyone getting on a commercial flight! PERIOD!

Drop them for these elites, they better drop them for ALL of us!


20 posted on 12/09/2010 12:28:31 PM PST by ExTxMarine ("Convictions are more dangerous to truth than lies." ~ F. Nietzsche)
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To: An_Indian
I appreciate your point made on diplomatic immunity. Los Angeles airport just hosted two weeks training under muslim tutorship on how to screen those of the islamic faith - but it appears not as much time has been spent on training agents how to treat foreign diplomats. It occurs to me the TSA is holding America hostage in a way (to use a Dem buzzword) - either as pressure to allow them to organize (NO) or as pressure for a pay raise (NO).

Our lawmakers say, that by voting for them, we give them permission to create agencies to meet the needs of the citizens. Yet there is very little direct congressional oversight of these created agencies - they have a life of their own and seem to answer to noone. It is time for us to say to our lawmakers, that it's time to rein the TSA back on their haunches (along with a few dozen other agencies). IMO

30 posted on 12/09/2010 1:01:47 PM PST by blueplum
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