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To: peggybac
“The flight arrived at Sky Harbor about 7:30 p.m. and fliers had to stay put, parked on the tarmac for about an hour and a half.

All of the passengers were bused back to the terminal for re-screening and the luggage was taken off.”

This is why I don't fly. First, the theory, that to protect people, that they will be held in a zone of danger for an hour and a half. Second, the theory that there is some justification in the slightest to subject those who had been held against their will in an area where it is suspected that a device or other hazardous conditions were occurring to another round of ‘screening.’

Yes, if I wanted to re-enter the secure area, I could see some slight justification for it - not that I agree with strip search air in the first place. But ‘screening’ to be permitted to exit the airport?

I'd be in jail, probably first for not wanting to stay in my seat as a human guinea pig to see if the plane blew up on the tarmac, but second in absolutely refusing any further inspection of my person without a warrant from a judge with established probable cause.

I'm finding it really hard to recognize this nation anymore.

12 posted on 05/08/2012 10:01:14 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: kingu

I’m with you.

We live in a beautiful country. I’d rather drive and enjoy looking at it than be felt up by some queer TSA nutball.


23 posted on 05/09/2012 4:26:54 AM PDT by upchuck (Need is not an acceptable lifestyle choice; dependent is not a career. ~ Dr. Tim Nerenz)
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To: kingu

“I’m finding it really hard to recognize this nation anymore.”
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I’m finding it impossible! Maybe we should change the name to Gulag OfftohellIgo.


34 posted on 05/11/2012 2:04:21 PM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: kingu

This is why I don’t fly. First, the theory, that to protect people, that they will be held in a zone of danger for an hour and a half.


I thought about what you said here, and in my humble opinion the people they wan to protect are not the passengers but the “official” types, firemen, TSA, FBI, etc. We the people are merely the incidental casualties from their point of view,


37 posted on 05/13/2012 5:38:04 PM PDT by The Working Man
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