06/15/05

Civil disobedience is fine if you're willing to pay the consequences of such action, that is, going to jail. That's precisely the decision the civil rights protesters made in the '60s. They had a cause which which most American's agreed. They laws they protested really did limit liberty. My guess is few will agree with [Russell Kanning]. Few will agree that his dignity is more important than their security (no matter how false a sense they get from airport security). I'd also imagine few will sympathize with his contention that his government is more dangerous than any terrorist, at least in terms of air travel...

http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=2015

from The QandO Blog, by McQ



Pick your allies wisely ... if you can

06/15/05

The airlines and the government keep trying to blame each other for the fact that virtually every airport in America is crawling with government employees pawing the passengers, demanding their wallets and shoes, and stealing their stuff. The airlines say the government is forcing the requirements on them. The government says there aren't any such requirements and that it's the airlines doing it ... but when you get to the airport, it isn't a stewardess patting you down while she offers you a bag of peanuts, it's a thug flashing a federal government badge and drawing a federal government paycheck. That pretty much answers that question...

http://tinyurl.com/bzwgn


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp