The last time they did that Reagan fired and replaced them all thanks to the powers granted him by the Taft-Hartley Act. Plane crashes spiked almost immediately and the term "wind shear" entered the common lexicon to avoid admitting the real problem, but at least we showed those evil unions (who somehow still have far too much power despite single digit membership nationally).
Pat downs strike me as a reasonable alternative to invasive searches without warrants. If you dislike the policy, I suggest doing what others who dislike it are doing and taking it up with the TSA, not the other people who dislike the policy.
Pat downs strike me as a reasonable alternative to invasive searches without warrants. If you dislike the policy, I suggest doing what others who dislike it are doing and taking it up with the TSA, not the other people who dislike the policy.
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LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
So, people travelling in the US tomorrow: are you opting out? 
- 23/11/2010 10:45:03 PM
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- 23/11/2010 10:45:03 PM
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How did the NYTimes phrase this again... oh yes.
- 23/11/2010 11:42:29 PM
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This article about "Isrealification" is interesting
- 24/11/2010 12:54:59 AM
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We have that saying here, too.
- 24/11/2010 01:50:03 AM
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Re: We have that saying here, too.
- 24/11/2010 02:05:09 AM
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a loaded gun clip was found left on a plane by an off-duty cop just today in fact....
- 24/11/2010 05:06:15 AM
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You're missing the point
- 24/11/2010 09:48:42 AM
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The thing about the gun just proves how good the behavioural profiling is.
- 25/11/2010 09:49:55 AM
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If all goes as they say it does, it sounds like a very good system *NM*
- 24/11/2010 04:23:42 AM
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No, US air traffic controllers don't go on strike.
- 24/11/2010 01:37:30 AM
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I've got no problem with the scanners, but people are welcome to object
- 24/11/2010 02:20:25 AM
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I see some sheep have replied to your post. *NM*
- 24/11/2010 03:17:00 AM
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I assume you are less than fond of the situation, then? *NM*
- 24/11/2010 03:25:45 AM
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You assume correctly.
- 24/11/2010 03:44:23 AM
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If grandmas aren't getting groped at the airport...
- 24/11/2010 04:38:50 AM
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just out of curiousity, do either you or litdog have any solutions?
- 24/11/2010 04:59:07 AM
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Stop adding useless and invasive procedures. *NM*
- 24/11/2010 05:19:23 AM
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yes that's all well and good.
- 24/11/2010 05:37:01 AM
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It would be the same as it was before this nonsense. EDITED
- 24/11/2010 06:18:57 AM
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if that's what your comfortable with, then. Fair enough *NM*
- 24/11/2010 06:22:46 AM
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Read my edit for what I think is a bit more balanced. *NM*
- 24/11/2010 06:29:11 AM
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*NM*
- 24/11/2010 06:29:11 AM
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And yah, it sounds like you're a bit like me.
Become the enemy and they win, but is this is really a Civil Rights issue?
- 24/11/2010 02:16:43 PM
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At least have the decency to refer to us as 'sheeple' *NM*
- 24/11/2010 03:39:47 AM
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You didn't seem to be among the sheep. 
*NM*
- 24/11/2010 03:45:06 AM
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*NM*
- 24/11/2010 03:45:06 AM
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i will make sure to pat my girlfriend down before we get in the car and start driving 
*NM*
- 24/11/2010 05:16:43 AM
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*NM*
- 24/11/2010 05:16:43 AM
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Only morons fly in the U.S. on Thanksgiving day. *NM*
- 24/11/2010 05:42:04 PM
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Here's a report on the scanners, that you might just want to get felt up.
- 24/11/2010 08:56:09 PM
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I'm half-tempted to engage in some frottage with the girlfriend while waiting in the pat-down line.
- 25/11/2010 03:43:47 AM
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