Tell ya what...... get 'in the know' about the lack of thorough screening of
the people who service the plane in the 'catering trucks' (airplane meals,
et al) - those that actually have access to ALL the plane and then come back
and tell me again how you don't see the 'procedures' as so much window
dressing... which is what all this nonsense is. Think of Israel, with all
their anti-terrorist efforts over MANY years,,, you can't go a week without
hearing how some terrorist has blown him/herself up in a public market, or
with a truck loaded with explosives. And Israel's anti-terrorist methods
have been in place and honed over countless decades. ..... And that
conscientious objector who got those illegal items on the plane to make a
point (and he had it done multiple times AND he even wrote the govt. to let
them know when and where it was going to be done,,,, in advance). I think
he should have received a medal for trying to show us that the 'security
procedures' were only so much fluff and riddled with holes.

Don't even get me started on the absurdity AND constitutional violation of
TSA's pilot certificate revocation power - Let me get this right.... they
can TAKE your hard earned 'ticket' without telling you why,,, AND your only
recourse is an appeal to the original agency that made the accusation (no
third party),,, and you don't even know what you are defending yourself
against? Furthermore,,,, let me get this right, too......... You have a
terrorist who has a pilot's certificate and you take away his/her
certificate - do the 'powers that be' REALLY think that the terrorist is
really gonna say "Gee,,, I was going to commit a despicable act with a
plane, but if I were to fly, now, withOUT my certificate, THAT would be
illegal.... and golly, gosh, willikers,,,,, I wouldn't want to break the
law" Give me a break,,, window dressing and cotton candy passed as
substantive action... The truth is,,,, short of locking every person in
their house with a plethora of guards outside every house there is no
measure of security that is going to do very much.


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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL

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