View Poll Results: Do you agree or disagree with the action undertaken by MKEbound?
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766
75.92%
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144
14.27%
Neither agree nor disagree
75
7.43%
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24
2.38%
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I was detained at the TSA checkpoint for about 25 minutes today
Sep 28, 2006, 7:03 pm
#556
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Originally Posted by kaukau
They tell you to show up early to allow time for increased security screening.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:08 pm
#557
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Originally Posted by exerda
Do they tell you to show up early so your Constitutional rights may be ripped asunder?
Sep 28, 2006, 7:10 pm
#558
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Originally Posted by exerda
Worked fine for me... did you get the request to sign up for a free account page, perhaps?
Sep 28, 2006, 7:14 pm
#559
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
I got the sarcasm, I just responded to it with a serious response. Perhaps that's a TSA-like overreaction. 
Sep 28, 2006, 7:16 pm
#560
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Originally Posted by Justme123456
P.S. I barely got any work done today. This thread was/is a lot more interesting and stimulating than anyting I had planned to "get done" today. ^
I've been in a black hole for 2 days so I spent most of today trying to catch up! 99,000 page views! Another 20+ thread pages! I sent my phone to voicemail and, uh, "forgot" to turn off the Out of Office notice
and I managed to not giggle too much during a teleconference
Sep 28, 2006, 7:17 pm
#561
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Originally Posted by cme2c
Unfortunately the problem is that the TSA doesn't "get it."
It might be like a drop of water on a slab of rock, but it adds up.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:20 pm
#562
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Originally Posted by tom911
Just picked up by the Washington Post, so expect page views here (currently over 97,000) to take a big jump.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...092801437.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...092801437.html
Why is this so important? Because, while historically nations can be destroyed by external forces, empires (and superpowers) crumble from within. These little chips knocked off the constitution become part of the death of 1,000 cuts.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by jonesing
Spot on! ^
I've been in a black hole for 2 days so I spent most of today trying to catch up! 99,000 page views! Another 20+ thread pages! I sent my phone to voicemail and, uh, "forgot" to turn off the Out of Office notice and I managed to not giggle too much during a teleconference
I've been in a black hole for 2 days so I spent most of today trying to catch up! 99,000 page views! Another 20+ thread pages! I sent my phone to voicemail and, uh, "forgot" to turn off the Out of Office notice
and I managed to not giggle too much during a teleconference
Sep 28, 2006, 7:24 pm
#564
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I got a hearty laugh out of the CYA response from Yolanda Clark, saying that the TSA never detained him. Riiiiiiiight. 
Sep 28, 2006, 7:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
It's important that this is getting coverage, but the article was somewhat wishy-washy. It glossed over the issue that resonated most with us, the assault on the OP's first ammendment rights by representatives of the federal government.
Why is this so important? Because, while historically nations can be destroyed by external forces, empires (and superpowers) crumble from within. These little chips knocked off the constitution become part of the death of 1,000 cuts.
Why is this so important? Because, while historically nations can be destroyed by external forces, empires (and superpowers) crumble from within. These little chips knocked off the constitution become part of the death of 1,000 cuts.
I've been carrying around a book called "Identity and Violence". If I put that in the bin in clear sight, can I expect "special treatment"? I hope not.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:26 pm
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Originally Posted by cme2c
Okay GU, we have entertained over 90,000 people, I guess you could call that an accomplishment.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:28 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Journalists are going to have to pick up (and highlight) the chilling impact that such kind of government activitiy can have on the freedom of political expression over time.
I've been carrying around a book called "Identity and Violence". If I put that in the bin in clear sight, can I expect "special treatment"? I hope not.
I've been carrying around a book called "Identity and Violence". If I put that in the bin in clear sight, can I expect "special treatment"? I hope not.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:30 pm
#568
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Originally Posted by cme2c
Your "argument" just like his complaint to the TSA conveniently leaves out the part where he quotes himself being evasive and saying that what he wrote "could mean a lot of things". I'm sorry the fact that he wrote that down in his OP, means to me that he intended to be evasive from the start. Can I prove that, no it's my opinion.
No way in heck are we forced to take the OP's version as fact just because the TSA doesn't respond here. We have an obligation to see it from the other person's point of view.
No way in heck are we forced to take the OP's version as fact just because the TSA doesn't respond here. We have an obligation to see it from the other person's point of view.
It isn't that the TSA hasn't responded here, it's that they haven't responded at all. I sincerely doubt they will until this is brought before them in the form of a legal complaint.
Sep 28, 2006, 7:33 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
That's team-work. Ironic, huh?
Sep 28, 2006, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Ari
He followed that by "it happens to be an opinion of mine". That should have removed any ambiguity.
It isn't that the TSA hasn't responded here, it's that they haven't responded at all. I sincerely doubt they will until this is brought before them in the form of a legal complaint.
It isn't that the TSA hasn't responded here, it's that they haven't responded at all. I sincerely doubt they will until this is brought before them in the form of a legal complaint.