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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 10:31 pm
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Originally Posted by IslandBased
Many of them fly on private aircraft and probably believe that the security that they face at General Aviation is what commercial travelers are subjected to.
Cabinet members (Secretaries, Dep Secs and some Under Secs) fly on military aircraft. Most members of Congress fly commercial (just go to IAD or DCA on a Monday or a Thursday and watch them coming and going). All other executive branch employees (most White House staff, assistant secretaries, and people like Kip Hawley) fly commercial. But, in many cases, some have security details which exempt them from screening. All I'm saying is that with the exception of cabinet members and certain WH employees, they should ALL go through screening. Make them see what it's like being a peon like the rest of us - and I've been on the non-peon side before so know how it's played.
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