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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 8:01 am
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Originally Posted by TXagogo
But at the same time, we cannot have an agency that is unchecked by the balances of power that exist in this country. TSA and DHS must be held accountable to the American people and there must be strict Congessional oversight with harsh penalties for failure to comply with pre-agreed upon standards. Without this, you have a terrific recipe for abuse of power which is exactly what is occuring.
It seems to me what you're saying is really that TSA is the problem, but the solution must come from legislative oversight.

I'd probably agree with that. TSA certainly seems unlikely to fix itself, and neither Bush nor Obama have done much of anything to rein them in.
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