TSA allows man with Tuberculosis to board a plane...

Normally I would agree with you. I don't agree with everything the Department of Homeland Security does however the security services now done under TSA use to be performed by minimum wage employees with little to no training. I agree with your statement on liberty traded off in the "name of" security. A great deal that really has little to do with making us more secure is done in the name of making Americans secure and it's a fine line to walk. I do not agree at all with how the government likes to think they can save us from ourselves in their own mine. We as Americans should have the freedom to make our own decisions however protection from foreign enemies with no respect for human life I feel a great deal could have been avoided. Question is are they really doing what they were meant to do? Slip ups happen but why so many lately? Thanks for your response xfahctor. Although at times I disagree with you, you are very intelligent and I respect your opinions.

Serious question though xfahctor... do you feel we should go back to the private security companies to handle all the security at airports?

At one point I advocated the return of securety to the private firms, I have modified it to the city in which the airport lies though, perhaps through their port authorities. Immingration would still be handled by the U.S. immigration and customs at the points of arrival of international flights. Don't believe for one minute that a lot of the securety measures and police poewers created are in the name of "security". It is more about maintaining an infastructure of control over citizenry. Things like war and terrorism are just great oportunity to them to usher these measures in. You are probably far more likely to die by being hit by lightning than you are to die in a terrorist attack. Should we secure our nation, our ports, our poitns of entery, our borders? Of course we should. But do we do this with endless layers of invasive and liberty stretching measures, border patrol stopping every day american citizens traveling in their own states? Do we allow near limitless wiretapping of nearly anyone they choose at any time? Do we allow the indefinate detention, uncharged, of american citizens? Do we allow international police agenices total diplomatic immunity? Do we grant permission to foriegn troops to operate on our soil in times of civil disturbance? Do we allow the suspension of posse commitatus when there is a shooting spree in a small alabama town? These are but a tiny fraction of the things that have been implimented and happening in the name of "security". These are things both authoritarian parties have supported and impliments, in the name of "security".

Don't feel bad I didn't know much until recently. Now I just can't stop trying to learn everything I can. I've been sick again lately so it leaves me with more time to study... plus business is bad, so I have time to read. I think of myself as lucky in that aspect as most people do not have the luxury.