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Originally posted by Electrum
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Electrum
Where does actually "knowing" what is going on leave off and simple brain-washing begin?
A very excellent question.... Does it apply to those people who use blanket terms like "NWO", "TPTB", "9/11 was an inside job" etc?
Its a 2 way road in case you didnt notice.
I don't understand your question.
The US Federal Government cannot pass a law that treats one entity out of many different, whether its a punishment or reward. Federal law would need to be changed to account for the differeing levels of security, which alone creates a massive liability unless Congress changed the manner in which the federal government, specifically the NTSB / FAA operated.
Getting rid of security / leaving it in the hands of the companies didnt pan out so well before 9/11, when security was private.
I agree we need change that tries to blanace security and civil rights. In the end, the only conclusion I come to is that the people are going to need to understand that in order to get what they want, they are going to have to place themselves at risk when they fly.
@ other posters - Again if you take the time to read my posts you would see the claims your making against me are not true. Read and learn and participate.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!
This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.
What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!
This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.
What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.
You're always talking about law, and how actions such as those of the TSA fall under it.
Has it ever occured to you that if these things are lawful under American law, then it is American law that is the problem?
Because when I see video of 3 year olds beind fondled by TSA agents, and video of the forced strip search/confinement/charges of resisting arrest by a victim of crime, I think what is going on in the US is morally wrong. If the these actions by government agents/officers, which so obviously violate the liberty of American citizens, is considered lawful, then the problem is clearly in your laws. How has the law been modified to allow these atrocities, which intensified since 9/11? PATRIOT Act was only one factor.
It is the executive that benefits from these actions. The executive, legislative and judicial branches are supposed to be separate for the sake of democracy, but democracy fails when they are no longer distinct functions of government.edit on 5-11-2011 by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
Would all of that still apply if we totally disbanded the TSA in favor of completely private security? And Im not talking about one private security agency for the...snipped for response room.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
This way, the Federal Government can set minimum security screening requirements and the airlines would be free to follow the minimum requirements or set policies of more invasive screening if they feel the need. This way, passengers are free to choose the airline whose security screening process they are comfortable with.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
True, one glaring problem with this suggestion is the ...snipped for length
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
I understand what you are saying. It is a shame that people want to take what you say and misinterperate it just so they can have someone to argue with. Unfortunately, in some of the threads you participate, there are certain members that use this tactic to try to make you a symbol of whatever they disagree with without actually hearing, downright ignoring or intentionally misinterperating what you are saying. Im sure I am not the only one who is seeing it.
Originally posted by Char-Lee
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!
This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.
What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.
Please prove what you say, I disagree with you.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Commissioned Law Enforcement has to have RS / PC in order to have offical contact. Any law enforcement officer can randomly approch and talk to people - its called voluntary contact, and because its voluntary the person contacted is under no obligation to respond to the officer.
The TSA is not commissioned law enforcement, so the rights people say are being taken away dont apply in the manner they expect it to with TSA check points. Strip searches are another area that people seem to be confusing. The ability to perform a strip search is outside the realm of law enforcement authority unless a very specific exigent circumstance exists, and even then the justification used will be under extreme scrutiny.
Originally posted by My_Reality
What is all this talk of commissioned ..snipped for response..
Originally posted by My_Reality
My natural rights do not apply because TSA is non-commissioned? That is total crap and it is only through obscure legalisms and dictatorial tactics that they have this illusion of power. You may be content to accept the absolutism of your so called non-commissioned authorities. I am not.
Originally posted by My_Reality
Your argument of consent has a fatal flaw. People who do not consent are not given an opportunity to agree to a search on more agreeable terms.
Originally posted by My_Reality
Finally, I read an earlier post of yours regarding the right to travel but not the right to freely choose ones method of travel. I ask you -- How does one travel? ...snipped for room
Originally posted by My_Reality
I will close with this: Your education regarding statutory law is relevant and helpful but at what price do we pay for these statutory legalisms that do not clearly fit into one of the three branches of constitutional courts? I say the price is FAR to high.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Electrum
Where does actually "knowing" what is going on leave off and simple brain-washing begin?
A very excellent question.... Does it apply to those people who use blanket terms like "NWO", "TPTB", "9/11 was an inside job" etc?
Its a 2 way road in case you didnt notice.
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
"The powers that be" refer simply to...snipped for response.
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
"New World Order" is also a very real thing. Humans have surpassed the exploratory phase of acquiring territory on Earth's surface, so now the powerful in the West are seeking to dominate the whole world through economic subversion (it's called CLASS WAR). It's not fantasy.
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
"9/11 was an inside job". Well, the media ...
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
I can understand that you live in the US, so you're constantly bombarded with the establishment's point of view. However, the truth is much easier to see from outside of that veil of ignorance emplaced on you. I have read many established books by establishment authors, and they all write about stuff that when all put together expose an underlying reality.edit on 6-11-2011 by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi because: (no reason given)
Actually in my world, when a person comes up to me and states a crime just occured and they are the victim of that crime. I ask question to determine whats going on. One of those questions is going to be who did this to you. If I get a reponse along the lines of " The Powers that be" or " The New World order" I am forced toask follow up questions to determine specifically who is behind it.
When they can only give me a vague mysterious group they want to use as a blame all / catch all, it creates a very real problem.
So people keep stating, yet when I ask who they are, no one really seems to know. Those who think they do give the generic list of the Rothschilds, Tutors etc etc etc,
First off it was not an inside job. There is no way shape or form something of that magnitude could A - Be kept a secret.
The BS about building 7, if people did research, use truncated quotes that place them out of context. They also ignbore any and all video evidence except for the straigth on shot showing the building coming down. Forget the other video that shows the partial collapse prior to it coming down or all the damage sustained when debris from the WTC slammed into the building.
Whats even better is you show absolutely no support for your claims, like the one you just made against me and establishment point of view or how "ignorant" I am when it comes to seeing whats real and whats not.
You are incapable of dealing with the truth in a head on manner.
The problem is sir, you dont do either. You have not once, NOT ONCE, supported your claims with verifable sources.
Case in point, your attempts in this thread to engage particular issues have been such a failure, that you have now moved beyond the origional conversation you started with your claims
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How does any of what you brought up fit into the TSA topic?
First off it was not an inside job. There is no way shape or form something of that magnitude could A - Be kept a secret. Our government leaks like a bucket with .45 holes all over it. Secondly the sheer number of witnesses arent all in the governments pocket. The BS about building 7, if people did research, use truncated quotes that place them out of context.