Originally Posted by
dgwright99
So, you think it's OK of the public to take it out on the troops when they don't like the war ?
If a cop pulls you over for not wearing a seatbelt (another anti-freedom law I despise) is it reasonable to have a go at the cop for enforcing the law ?
We live in a democrcy, however flawed; lots of people do jobs that require them to enforce lots of laws that I, as a libertarian, regard as anti-freedom. But I don't see a need or a reason to feel personal ill will towards them unless they use their job to abuse power at a personal level.
Seat belts are a Law. Plastic baggies are not a Law. Elected representatives and in some states the electorate themselves chose the seatbelt law. And they chose it over significant debate. Only the TSA has chosen the war on toothpaste. I am quite sure if we had an election debate on plastic baggies that it would never become Law.
As for the harassing the troops, everyone can make their own value judgement about harassing troops. Personally I fully support the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan except for the ones who break the law. The troops take their orders and judiciously enact them. By and large I think they do a great job.
As to the post about what is unconstitutional or not, I'm not sure if TSA personnel making medical decisions is unconstitutional or not, but it sure is illegal in each state as well as most if not all the countries in Europe. Yet that doesn't stop the TSA and their Euro equivalent from deciding what is medicine and what isn't at the checkpoint. Not all the TSA's actions are legal, not that anyone has the guts to challenge them.
