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Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Do you have any proof for this extraordinary assertion?
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
--BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, November 11, 1755.-The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, ed. Leonard W. Labaree, vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Do you have any proof for this extraordinary assertion?
Really?... every day women, children and old Americans are sexually harassed by the TSA and the DHS "to be safe"....
Have you ever heard the expression
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
--BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, November 11, 1755.-The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, ed. Leonard W. Labaree, vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).
wiki.answers.com...
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Sexually harassed? What? Eh? Good grief, what are you talking about?
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
reply to post by ElectricUniverse
Ah, I see. Sorry, I didn't make the connection. Personally speaking I think that the metal detector should be sufficient.
Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports
A small number of cancer cases would result from scanning hundreds of millions of passengers a year. For some, that's a health issue
By Michael Grabell and ProPublica
The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners in European airports, parting ways with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, which has deployed hundreds of the scanners as a way to screen millions of airline passengers for explosives hidden under clothing.
The European Commission, which enforces common policies of the EU's 27 member countries, adopted the rule “in order not to risk jeopardizing citizens’ health and safety.”
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