Howard's Political Commentary

While trying to get to my airplane for a flight from Minneapolis back to Phoenix, I had an encounter with a TSA agent that proves what many of us thought about the TSA mentality. When I told her that conducting searches like they do is unconstitutional and that they are violating the 4th amendment to the constitution, she said that it was government policy, she is just following orders, and that we all report to the same boss . I reminded her that her bosses in the government are either elected or appointed government officials, so, unless citizens are actually subjects of the government, they are NOT my bosses. In fact, I am one of their bosses. She quickly back pedalled away from her "report to the same boss" remark, but it seems obvious that TSA officials regard Americans as subjects rather than citizens. This attitude undoubtedly flows downward from the top - Obama and Napolitano. In fact, Napolitano was once overheard saying how Americans should be grateful because no ot

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is out of control. The pat down searches for most people who can't get through the metal detector and cannot or will not use the full body scanners are intrusive, humiliating, abusive, and ultimately useless. For others without medical devices implanted in their bodies, the full body scans "randomly" required are similarly "effective" and are a serious government intrusion on the rights of Americans against unreasonable search which our constitution is supposed to protect us against. If the purpose of these enhanced searches is to provide us with additional security, then they are an abysmal failure. The scanners cannot detect explosives such as the "underwear" bomber used. While actually checking the underwear of airline passengers could probably detect that explosive, it is probably possible to use a different chemical formulation that would not be detected by the same test. Also, the explosive could