TSA, George Will, and Tracking Santa\nby Barry Bauer
\nI still can’t believe there hasn’t been more of an uproar over this TSA thing; I thought there would be more resistance. You know, complain at the airport, complain to the government, write the president, write the Pope, and complain to your neighbor. I guess you can say we’re “easily had.” The only ones complaining are a few religious groups and of course, the Muslims. They feel both the scanner and the groping (brought to you by bureaucrats in Washington) is an invasion of their body. It wouldn’t surprise me if our government makes them exempt to protect their freedom of religion.
\nBy the way, the body scanner gives the passengers a dose of radiation every time they go through it. Isn’t that supposed to be bad for you?
\nI can’t imagine that the generations who fought World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War would come home and tolerate this invasion of their privacy. Isn’t there something in the Bill of Rights about unreasonable searches and seizures? Wouldn’t groping and body scanners be unreasonable? Where’s our sense of pride anymore?
\nIf our troops in Afghanistan listen closely, they can probably hear laughter coming out of whatever cave Osama bin Laden is hiding in. We should stop this nonsense and start profiling the people that we already know wish us harm, and stop acting like we’re incompetent.<\/p>\n