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Originally posted by FoosM
How many times in the history of aviation has that happened?
Or, rail for that matter? Second, what kind of bomb could they hide on that small
child that could bring down a plane?
Ask the child what she thought about it.
It probably felt like groping to her.
Private company would be out of business.
Originally posted by KrazyJethro
Originally posted by Prowler33
Dude, Cheney and Company orchestrated the September 11 attacks in order to give us this and other violations of search and siezure. Get some metal detectors and a private security firm after you charge the REAL 9/11 conspirators with high-treason. This six-year old is not one of them.
"He who trades liberty for security deserves neither and will lose both."-Thomas Jefferson
Maybe they did and maybe they didn't, that doesn't really address the issue at hand though.
There's no need to throw Jefferson at me and I'm one of his biggest fans, but let's be honest, there needs to be some reasonable level of security at airports among other places. I don't fly unless I really really really have to for a reason. I vote with my wallet like any economic conservative understands. These airports are private property run by private companies that house private airlines. Remove the government, which to be clear I HATE the TSA, and you'd have the same situation only with a private or in-house security company.
Remove the government and you remove all civil liberty constraints barring actual crimes, so I'm not really sure what exactly you are getting at.