So I took the time to contact Congressman Gerald Connolly of Virginia's office about the "enhanced" gropes being done by TSA. My letter to him ONLY addressed the two TSA issues: gropes and the strip-search machines.
Here's the response I got:
Dear Mr. GlobalHiFlyer,
Thank you for contacting me with respect to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and airline safety. I appreciate your interest in this important issue.
Airline safety is particularly important for our region because we have a concentration of airports. I appreciate your suggestions to consider carefully proposals to reform airline safety regulations. I agree that it may be appropriate to revise regulations to ensure that pilots receive enough rest between flights. I will continue to take your comments into consideration as Congress considers such changes.
Once again, thank you for expressing your concern on this very important issue. I appreciate hearing from you. For more information on my views on other issues, please feel free to visit my website at
http://connolly.house.gov. I also encourage you to visit the website to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Gerald E. Connolly
Not. Even. Close. You and your staff didn't even read the letter. DO you read legislation with this care before you vote on it?
Mr. Connolly: you and your staff: FAIL. You may be bigger idiots than some of the folks in TSA management.
Guess I'll be paying an in-person visit to the congressional office next week. I can't wait to see their look when I show the original letter and the response.