Just one more reason why the American people need to destroy this "agency" that is built on the lying quicksand of 911 in the first place. In fact, ALL of the governmental additions that occurred as a result of THE GOVERNMENT ATTACK on the Twin Towers and The Pentagon, need to be reversed and eliminated. The NSA, especially, needs to be scaled way, way back and put into a Constitutional box that only allows spying on citizens strongly suspected of a crime. Speaking of that...that is the biggest problem with what the notoriously invasive TSA (our modern Gestapo) is doing: They ARE spying on normal American citizens NOT suspected of anything (Just like their NSA big brother.)
Here is a slightly hopeful article on the subject--as it is by a lamestream source, and written with a negative tone from those who routinely support the surveillance state:
Here are a couple of excerpts for those lacking the time to read the entire article:
"TSA Administrator David Pekoske said a surveillance program known as 'Quiet Skies,' which has been criticized for tracking American citizens not suspected of any crimes, 'makes an awful lot of sense.' 'Our job overall as an agency, and the air marshals in particular, in flight, are working to make sure that we mitigate any risks that could occur in aircraft at 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 feet,' Pekoske told CBS News in his first TV interview since the 'Quiet Skies' program was disclosed to the public."
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Let me ask you something, David...if the enemies of the United States are trying to destroy America, how does it make sense for us to PAY YOU TO DO THE JOB FOR THEM?? Tearing apart our Constitution does not make anyone safe, and as Ben Franklin so rightly pointed out: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither. He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security."
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SO...my fellow Americans..we have a choice to make. Which philosophy are we going to follow? That of the 911 perps and their fellow travelers who are busy LYING TO YOU EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY, or our (mostly honest) forefathers who bequeathed to us the freest and best nation in the history of the planet?
Here is another excerpt from the article (Warning: this is a rare incident of a libtard making sense, so be prepared for some cognitive dissonance:)
"The 'Quiet Skies' program is the very definition of 'Big Brother,' and innocent Americans should not be subject to this kind of violation of their rights," said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, who sent a letter to TSA about the program. "This program raises serious privacy concerns, and depending on what criteria are being used for selecting individuals to surveil, including ethnicity, nationality, race, or religion, the program may be unconstitutional. We need answers about this questionable program, including if it actually resulted in arrests or prevented terrible events."
(Ed Markey, courtesy of freebeacon.com.)
Sad that it is taking a Demonrat to say what every single Republican member of both houses should be shouting from the rooftops. What does it mean to be a republican, after all?? Look up the WORD (not the party.) You can not be a republican (small "r") and not agree completely with Markey. Weird, huh?
That is the odd thing about the political spectrum. Is is not a lef/right paradigm, but a giant circle. Sometimes Constitutional conservatives and libtard lefty loons agree on civil libertarian issues, as they rub shoulders on the boundaries of where the circle reconnects. This is one of those times. SO...."Ed, thank you for getting it right for once."
TSA? "Go back to the drawing board and get off your Gestapo kick. There is NO EXCUSE EVER for violating the sovereignty of Americans who are GUARANTEED a republican form of government. Get with the program or GET OUT and go join your globalist/Communist cohorts somewhere else. I hear China has openings for people like you...