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Old Sep 26, 2006, 5:55 pm
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Originally Posted by themicah
and even the TSA guy was somewhat correct in saying that your First Amendment rights are more restricted in the airport than outside the airport--although that doesn't mean he was correct in saying that the OP's words were proscribable even in the context of an airport.
Perhaps there is a droplet of truth in what the TSA guy said; however, in this context what he did was a direct assault on the constitution and the bill of rights by a government official. IMHO that is treason. OP, please don't let this slide; talk with the press and the ACLU. Quite simply, you are the patriot, and they are the terrorists.

(I'm no Spiff, but this one makes my American blood boil)
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