"to be honest, no one's really interested in looking at your genitals."
I think you may be right, I doubt most TSA agents like looking and touching the junk of the same sex.
"if you want to fly, you have to do what they say, get over it."
If I want to fly I must abide by the laws of the land.
Currently the supreme law of the land Prohibits the TSA from searching us without probable cause that can be supported by oath or affirmation.
Wanting to fly on an airplane does not make one a terrorist.
Randomly selecting people for "additional screening" is not probable cause either.
Follow the 4th amendment or repeal it, but do not bend it and twist it in the name of "security"
Each TSA agent should be required to go through the scanner once per hour.
We can justify this by claiming that TSA agents might be terrorists so they too need scanned!
If their junk does not fall off after a few years of employment, maybe then I might believe the scanners are safe.
But I will still believe they violate the Constitution.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons ...against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated"
"Therac 25 is a good example of why the "working properly" line is devious."
I completely agree with you on that.
Take this a step further, do you trust the skills of the TSA agent to be able to identify when the scanner is malfunctioning?
Just the other day they could not find an elusive elder woman. Leaves little faith they can tell when their complex potentially lethal machine is malfunctioning.
"Does anyone really want this type of organization, with no regard for law, regulating anything?"
The FCC has no power to enact laws or change them, only Congress does.
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." --Supreme law of the land.
Is there any case law about "regulations" being unconstitutional due to the fact only Congress can create laws?
ISPs love the super high bandwidth users like the pirates.
You see, your average users do not use up all of the bits they purchased and over time they become stale soggy bits that need to be disposed of.
Have you ever tried to properly dispose of your stale soggy bits? The hazardous waste transportation is insane, combined with the incineration fees and carbon credits one must purchase it is a huge cost to ISPs.
But the pirates use up all of the bits before they are stale and soggy thus eliminating the cost of their disposal.
See, it all makes perfect sense once you have all of the facts!
Car manufacturers will jump on this like flies on manure.
No more non-dealer mechanics, they can not afford the diagnostic procedure licenses.
No more backyard DIY mechanics, DHS/ICE might arrest them for infringing on patents of Government Motors when they replace that dead battery. You know, cause you can only determine if you need a new battery following the patented non-obvious GM procedure.......
"Civil disobedience is the only way they will listen."
Voting for people who are not your normal politician would be a better first step than breaking laws.
"Our government is too complacent, apathetic, or too ignorant to see the wrong these laws are doing."
Maybe it is the American people who are too complacent, apathetic and ignorant to see that voting for the same lying politicians does not result in the "change" they are seeking.
Besides when dealing with things as intangible as copyright, do you think the average VOTER even understands the issues?
"Abolish copyright. Abolish patent. They serve no one but those who wish to exploit others."
I agree that both of these are being exploited, reform is needed. Throwing out the baby with with bathwater seems a little extreme.
"For the Obama Administration to claim that it can only harmonize upwards is really disappointing, given the promises that Obama made during his presidential campaign. "
Nearly everything he campaigned on was a lie, pretty obvious to most people by now.
Re: Re: bad link --- and PLEASE fix you web site - - it really sucks,, big time..
"Wow. Darryl, sorry our website performance is that bad for you. Can you give us a bit more information about the system/browser you're using? That would help us de-bug things."
Works great for me, keep up the great work!
Darryl, if this site truly "SUCKS" maybe you should stop visiting it.
Our leaders are not crazy, they just "never let a good crisis go to waste."
I think South Park got it right, "the terrorists have invaded....our imagination."
People have been trained that everyone is equal, everyone gets a trophy for trying!
People have been trained that guns are bad and dangerous, so they do not own them and are afraid of those who do.
Then they start worrying about terrorists and what do do about them, they are certainly not equal cause they kill people!
What you end up with is a large group of pansy, participation trophy owning, afraid of guns, ignorant Americans running right into the arms of the tyrannical leaders promising to protect them.
These people are easy to spot, they are the ones on the news saying things like "If getting patted down keeps the terrorists off the plan I'm all for it!"
When the Orifice Bomber takes down a plane those same people will be saying "If bending over keeps terrorists off the plan, I'm all for it!"
"They don't grope you or force you through pornoscanners in North Korea.
They do inspect your digital camera and erase all the photos they don't like on your way out. How long till the TSA adopts that strategy?"
4th Amendment, Violated:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
6th Amendment, Violated:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
This is a problem of Greed, not "capitalist market demands."
If people committed illegal acts, they should be prosecuted.
Just because Abbott VP did this, does not mean that all business people would partake in such nefarious dealings.
Attack the bad people, not the "capitalist market"
Having Government run health care will not fix this problem, be careful what you wish for.
If the Government ran our healthcare, then the Abbott VP would be bribing the Government regulators/politicians, not the doctors.
The fuss is simple, the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND prohibits these searches.
The 4th Amendment from the Bill of Rights states:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Wanting to fly on an airplane is not probable cause that someone is a terrorist.
On the post: TSA Claims Naked Scanners Are Safe, But Exaggerated How They Make Sure That's True
Re: Re:
I think you may be right, I doubt most TSA agents like looking and touching the junk of the same sex.
"if you want to fly, you have to do what they say, get over it."
If I want to fly I must abide by the laws of the land.
Currently the supreme law of the land Prohibits the TSA from searching us without probable cause that can be supported by oath or affirmation.
Wanting to fly on an airplane does not make one a terrorist.
Randomly selecting people for "additional screening" is not probable cause either.
Follow the 4th amendment or repeal it, but do not bend it and twist it in the name of "security"
On the post: TSA Claims Naked Scanners Are Safe, But Exaggerated How They Make Sure That's True
Re: Cumulative exposure
Each TSA agent should be required to go through the scanner once per hour.
We can justify this by claiming that TSA agents might be terrorists so they too need scanned!
If their junk does not fall off after a few years of employment, maybe then I might believe the scanners are safe.
But I will still believe they violate the Constitution.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons ...against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated"
On the post: TSA Claims Naked Scanners Are Safe, But Exaggerated How They Make Sure That's True
Re: Medical radiation failures
I completely agree with you on that.
Take this a step further, do you trust the skills of the TSA agent to be able to identify when the scanner is malfunctioning?
Just the other day they could not find an elusive elder woman. Leaves little faith they can tell when their complex potentially lethal machine is malfunctioning.
On the post: BofA Tries To Foreclose On Home Despite Not A Single Missed Payment
Re: F to the A
On the post: As Expected, FCC Approving Net Neutrality Rules That AT&T Wants
Re:
The FCC has no power to enact laws or change them, only Congress does.
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." --Supreme law of the land.
Is there any case law about "regulations" being unconstitutional due to the fact only Congress can create laws?
On the post: DailyDirt: Peak Coal And Other Energy-Related Stories
Tour Chernobyl
"I got Lymphoma from reactor No. 4" bumper stickers
"Make a wig from your own hair" kit for when it all falls out
"I'm with stupid" radiation suits
On the post: Myth Debunking: ISPs Are Profiting From 'Piracy'
Well duh!
You see, your average users do not use up all of the bits they purchased and over time they become stale soggy bits that need to be disposed of.
Have you ever tried to properly dispose of your stale soggy bits? The hazardous waste transportation is insane, combined with the incineration fees and carbon credits one must purchase it is a huge cost to ISPs.
But the pirates use up all of the bits before they are stale and soggy thus eliminating the cost of their disposal.
See, it all makes perfect sense once you have all of the facts!
On the post: Appeals Court Says (Again) That Diagnostic Tests Are Patentable
Car Manufacturers
No more non-dealer mechanics, they can not afford the diagnostic procedure licenses.
No more backyard DIY mechanics, DHS/ICE might arrest them for infringing on patents of Government Motors when they replace that dead battery. You know, cause you can only determine if you need a new battery following the patented non-obvious GM procedure.......
On the post: Rose M. Welch's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
Re: Re: Neato
Says the man that thought "Mr. Coffee" was "Mr. Radar"
On the post: MPAA, Pharma Demanding US Push Other Countries To Have Significantly More Draconian IP Laws Than The US
Re: Something has to give.
Voting for people who are not your normal politician would be a better first step than breaking laws.
"Our government is too complacent, apathetic, or too ignorant to see the wrong these laws are doing."
Maybe it is the American people who are too complacent, apathetic and ignorant to see that voting for the same lying politicians does not result in the "change" they are seeking.
Besides when dealing with things as intangible as copyright, do you think the average VOTER even understands the issues?
"Abolish copyright. Abolish patent. They serve no one but those who wish to exploit others."
I agree that both of these are being exploited, reform is needed. Throwing out the baby with with bathwater seems a little extreme.
On the post: MPAA, Pharma Demanding US Push Other Countries To Have Significantly More Draconian IP Laws Than The US
Obama talks the talk but does not walk the walk
Nearly everything he campaigned on was a lie, pretty obvious to most people by now.
On the post: DailyDirt: Strange Foods
I wonder how long modern soup cans will last?
On the post: DailyDirt: Strange Foods
Re: Re: bad link --- and PLEASE fix you web site - - it really sucks,, big time..
Works great for me, keep up the great work!
Darryl, if this site truly "SUCKS" maybe you should stop visiting it.
On the post: US Response To Massive Decline In Foreign Travelers: Keep Crazy Policies, But Set Up Ad Campaign
Re: Re:
Our leaders are not crazy, they just "never let a good crisis go to waste."
I think South Park got it right, "the terrorists have invaded....our imagination."
People have been trained that everyone is equal, everyone gets a trophy for trying!
People have been trained that guns are bad and dangerous, so they do not own them and are afraid of those who do.
Then they start worrying about terrorists and what do do about them, they are certainly not equal cause they kill people!
What you end up with is a large group of pansy, participation trophy owning, afraid of guns, ignorant Americans running right into the arms of the tyrannical leaders promising to protect them.
These people are easy to spot, they are the ones on the news saying things like "If getting patted down keeps the terrorists off the plan I'm all for it!"
When the Orifice Bomber takes down a plane those same people will be saying "If bending over keeps terrorists off the plan, I'm all for it!"
On the post: US Response To Massive Decline In Foreign Travelers: Keep Crazy Policies, But Set Up Ad Campaign
Re: Re:
They do inspect your digital camera and erase all the photos they don't like on your way out. How long till the TSA adopts that strategy?"
They already have adopted the strategy of searching your electronics:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090927/2208126331.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/ar ticles/20080917/1048522292.shtml
No worry about them deleting your pictures, they will gladly keep them:
http://politics.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/06/24/seizing-laptops-and-cameras-with out-cause.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10004646-38.html
On the post: Owners Of Hiphop Blogs Seized By Homeland Security Still Haven't Been Told Why
Bill of Rights
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
6th Amendment, Violated:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
On the post: Dark Helmet's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week...
Re:
Maybe it could be a weekly contest where Mike can pick the best "Posts of the week" submission and get some competition going.
On the post: Abbott Labs VP Suggests Having Mob Beat Up Columnist Who Exposed Shady Dealings
Re:
If people committed illegal acts, they should be prosecuted.
Just because Abbott VP did this, does not mean that all business people would partake in such nefarious dealings.
Attack the bad people, not the "capitalist market"
Having Government run health care will not fix this problem, be careful what you wish for.
If the Government ran our healthcare, then the Abbott VP would be bribing the Government regulators/politicians, not the doctors.
On the post: Man Strips Down For TSA, Told He Still Needed To Be Groped; Arrested For Failing To Complete Security Process
Re: don't fly
The fuss is simple, the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND prohibits these searches.
The 4th Amendment from the Bill of Rights states:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Wanting to fly on an airplane is not probable cause that someone is a terrorist.
On the post: Man Strips Down For TSA, Told He Still Needed To Be Groped; Arrested For Failing To Complete Security Process
Gloves
Are the TSA Agents putting on new gloves between each pat down?
One pair for hundreds of passengers protects the TSA worker, but not the passengers!
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