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Originally Posted by SATTSO
Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
I think the question that divides us is at what cost do we pay for security?
Do we end personal freedom and liberty? Or do we accept that to have a free nation some risk is inevitable and the chance of a terrorist attack is the cost of personal freedom?
My opinion is that DHS has crossed the line and is abusing freedom.
I do agree that you and I have personal beliefs that divide us.
However, I do not think we have ended personal freedom and liberty. I believe they can co-exist with security. And if you notice what I have been arguing, I have made my point clear that we can never provide security at 100%, and that risk is a part of security.
TSA maintains that it has the right to touch my 4 year old daughter's genitals as a condition of seeing her (Peruvian) grandmother. How can that possibly be reconciled with the idea of a free society?