Originally Posted by Robbie

I don't think it's a deliberate move from the "top" in Washington.
I think it's local authorities everywhere taking advantage of looser restrictions on them to invade our privacy in every way.

Everything from a cop being able to pull you over and search you (they couldn't do that when I was younger), all the way to the TSA going through your luggage and helping themselves to any valuables you might have in there.

They just made a "record" drug bust at the airport here in Vegas a few days ago. I'm sure they were just searching for "terrorists" when they discovered it.

One thing is for sure...you put most people in a position of authority and it just naturally goes to their heads. The only thing that ever kept it in check was the U.S. constitution. But now that's kind of been thrown aside to "keep us safe".

What a joke. As I said before...if somebody wants to do something crazy...NOTHING will stop them.

About a year ago I saw the guy in charge of security at Israeli airports on the news. He laughed at our "security". And if there is any country in the world that has the best security at airports it's Israel.

He jokingly said that Jewish people would never tolerate long lines and being searched. lol

He said that they do their security in multiple levels and it consists of highly trained personnel watching people's faces. Nobody gets frisked and there's no lines and all the b.s. we go through.

He explained it in more detail and the reasons it works perfectly and the problems with our system. But I don't want to type a book here.

Suffice to say that our "security" is far more geared to invasion of privacy and maybe "scaring" a "terrorist" (random nutjob) more than actually stopping "terrorism".

And all to get on a glorified bus with wings. We need a high speed rail system in this country.