Ever wonder why congress set a new low for approval? A new record low, surpassing even the Pelosi led congress. We have some real f***ing idiots in congress, and some horrible leadership which needs to change, particularly for giving the green light to an expansion of the failed TSA. The very same TSA that a recent report from congress said is plagued with significant problems.
The very same TSA and big, bloated government that is turning the United States in to a police state under the guise of “public safety” by both Democrats and Republicans.
Congress is set to give the green light on funding for a massive expansion of TSA checkpoints, with the federal agency already responsible for over 9,000 such checkpoints in the last year amidst increased fears America is turning into a police state following the passage of the ‘indefinite detention’ bill.
The increase in funding has nothing to do with the TSA’s role in airports – this is about creating 12 more VIPR teams to add the federal agency’s 25 units that are already scattered across the country and responsible for manning checkpoints on highways, in bus and train terminals, at sports events and even high school prom nights.
Hmmm… Let me think. High School prom night and transportation. I wonder what they have in common? Oh yeah, I’ve got it! Nothing. Nothing that is except the excuse of “public safety.”
It’s happening right before our very eyes and they don’t even try to hide it. A lot of people delusionally justify it away because it’s for “public safety,” or some other type of public fill-in-the-blank, and they’re okay with that. When the complacent awaken from their slumber and wonder what happened to their country, it’ll be too late, and I suspect they will blame George W. Bush, Republicans and the Tea Party.
The extra money is being demanded despite the fact that there is “no proof that the roving viper teams have foiled any terrorist plots or thwarted any major threat to public safety,” according to the L.A. Times report, which also highlights how the TSA’s sniffer dogs are used to single out people for questioning if the dog smells the scent of the owner’s pets on their clothing.
The appearance of thousands more checkpoints on America’s highways and at key transport hubs will only heighten concerns that the country is headed towards a Soviet-style police state.
Such fears were again expressed last week following the passage of the National Authorization Defense Act, a provision of which empowers the government to arrest Americans and hold them in a detention camp with no legal recourse.
With the federal government now seeking contractors to provide staff and supplies for “emergency camps” located around the country, the possibility of innocent Americans being swept up in a dragnet following a declaration of a national emergency has never been more of a threat.
The TSA is being used as a literal occupying army to ensure Americans who travel anywhere are constantly under the scrutiny of Big Brother.
Let me get this straight. Checkpoints. Show me your papers. Uniformed TSA agents and “emergency camps”. Where, oh where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, Germany in the 1930′s and 40′s.
Here’s an idea for the professional protesters. A new chant. “Hey, hey, ho, ho… The TSA has got to go.” I might even join you on that one.
