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TSA drops plan to allow small knives
It's good to know the government still can't make a decision. (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
My understanding of this is that it was the airlines and flight crews who objected to this plan which caused it to be dropped. (I'm sure I'll be corrected if that's wrong) Well, if that's the case they're free to set up their own screening systems. I can't think of any other business where the federal government screens your customers for you to ensure the safety of the employees. My local liquor store sure doesn't have federal officers at the doors, patting down each person who comes in. And while I'm sure my local movie theater and sports arena would LOVE to have feds preventing anyone from sneaking in their own drinks, instead of paying the 400% markup they charge, it's not happening. So why do the airlines get to use my tax dollars for this?
A return of purloined civil rights? Not happening this time around. Maybe later. Maybe not.
I guess the numbskulls who decided to let this happen in the first place should be fired. This should have never been even thought of in the frist place.
You can still buy a Swiss Army knife inside the terminal of Geneva's International Airport and then carry it on board a US plane to the USA!
I think you guys find it too easy to dump on "the government." The actual government is a complicated system which dictates policy based upon the wishes of many disparate groups. Being a democracy, this involves weighing what each has to say and making a decision. Often, when a decision is made (like allowing small knives onto airplanes), people who disagree with it freak out (see: the last several years in Congress). As a result, sometimes a decision is modified or rescinded.
So when you're whining on a semi-anonymous internet message board about how the government doesn't do everything you want it to, keep in mind that you can always move to Russia. Or China. Or any other country that doesn't really care what people have to say.
Remember: You really aren't so special. But at least here in the good ol' US of A you can pretend to be. Depending on whether or not you actually understand how a representative democracy responsible to four hundred million people actually works, of course. Hint: It doesn't just do what you want.
Fox News is for morons, by the way.
So when you're whining on a semi-anonymous internet message board about how the government doesn't do everything you want it to, keep in mind that you can always move to Russia. Or China. Or any other country that doesn't really care what people have to say.
Remember: You really aren't so special. But at least here in the good ol' US of A you can pretend to be. Depending on whether or not you actually understand how a representative democracy responsible to four hundred million people actually works, of course. Hint: It doesn't just do what you want.
Fox News is for morons, by the way.
What I take exception to is the reactionary way things like this unfold. We have people coming up with regulations and imposing laws who don't necessarily understand what needs to be regulated or controlled, but want good headlines. Yes, government is big and complex; perhaps it shouldn't be. Elected officials are too focused on getting re-elected, and bureaucrats are too focused on protecting their sphere of influence. The result is inconsistent governing, waste and deteriorating respect for one another.
......well said, btweston.....