USATODAY: The incoming leaders of the House Transportation Committee on Friday called the new airport pat-down procedures “overly intrusive” and demanded that the Transportation Security Administration restrict their use…
In a letter to the TSA, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., and Rep. Thomas Petri, R-Wis., who are set to assume leadership of aviation issues in Congress next year when Republicans take control, said only the highest risk passengers should be subjected to the more aggressive pat-downs…
“Really now, who thinks the public will put up with the kind of behavior that would get you arrested if you weren’t working for the government?” Petri said. “Do we really expect Grandma to go through this?” … (more)
EDITOR: If we could identify “the highest risk passengers”, we could dispense with almost all of the security measures. Furthermore, if we exempt “Grandma”, guess who will be the next bomber? Apparently the only motivator of these people greater than fear is prudishness.
We sat on our hands during the last administration and said nothing when we began shipping our young men and women to the Middle East and losing more lives in the battle than we lost on 9/11. And again when deregulation of banks and lending institutions were giving out loans to people who did not have the ability to pay their mortgage. And now we COMPLAIN and CHALLENGE those who want to keep us all safe from harm. I have no problem with a pat down, rather that then being blown into pieces thousands of feet in the air. It’s funny what pushes peoples buttons.