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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,623
    unsung wrote:
    Let's get rid of the TSA altogether and let the airlines run their own security.

    I'd rather see some original thought rather than just hearing what Ron Paul thinks.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    mickeyrat wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    Let's get rid of the TSA altogether and let the airlines run their own security.

    Considering the way airlines like to cut corners? No thanks!
    oh there would definately be another added fee involved for passengers. I hear carry on baggage is the latest.

    I think it was Air Tran, where they only charge for each carry on starting at $45.00. I paid that for my daughter and told her to just walk onto the plane with her back pack I wasn't going to pay for that too.

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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Yes.

    Let's get rid of the TSA.

    Just let any wacko walk onto a plane with a gun or a knife or a bomb... hey... what are the odds? I mean.. nobody has ever highjacked a plane in America and used it to commit and act of terrorism, have they?

    Well.. there was that once... but you know... that was like 12 years ago. Stop blaming Bush. :fp:
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  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    But guns bombs and knives are all illegal and aren't allowed to be brought on planes. :D
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Most would agree, the system is flawed. Isn't repairing a flawed agency/system less costly than tearing it down and building a new one? And unless you take Brian Eno's song title literally-- "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More"-- I would think this agency is worth repairing.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    whgarrett wrote:
    But guns bombs and knives are all illegal and aren't allowed to be brought on planes. :D

    And who's going to stop people from bringing them on?
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    whgarrett wrote:
    But guns bombs and knives are all illegal and aren't allowed to be brought on planes. :D

    And who's going to stop people from bringing them on?

    Rent-a-cops?
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    brianlux wrote:
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    whgarrett wrote:
    But guns bombs and knives are all illegal and aren't allowed to be brought on planes. :D

    And who's going to stop people from bringing them on?

    Rent-a-cops?

    ...and how are they going to do it, seeing how every crybaby and whiner and Ron Paul Poop Shooter is going to fly into hysterics when they get patted down, x-rayed, looked at or inconvenienced for anything.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    ...and how are they going to do it, seeing how every crybaby and whiner and Ron Paul Poop Shooter is going to fly into hysterics when they get patted down, x-rayed, looked at or inconvenienced for anything.

    Ron Paul Poop Shooters.

    I'm going to make it my objective today to call at least three people poop shooters.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    brianlux wrote:

    Rent-a-cops?

    ...and how are they going to do it, seeing how every crybaby and whiner and Ron Paul Poop Shooter is going to fly into hysterics when they get patted down, x-rayed, looked at or inconvenienced for anything.

    Just kidding. Pure sarcasm on my part. Sorry!
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • dancepartner
    dancepartner Posts: 324
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm going to make it my objective today to call at least three people poop shooters.

    Image now ingrained. :?
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Ask the families of Pan Am flight 103's victims how well that airline handled its own security.
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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm going to make it my objective today to call at least three people poop shooters.


    It's the name of my motorcycle gang.

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

    ...and how are they going to do it, seeing how every crybaby and whiner and Ron Paul Poop Shooter is going to fly into hysterics when they get patted down, x-rayed, looked at or inconvenienced for anything.

    Inconveniencing me is an attack on my liberty!

    LIBERTY!
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    Yes.

    Let's get rid of the TSA.

    Just let any wacko walk onto a plane with a gun or a knife or a bomb... hey... what are the odds? I mean.. nobody has ever highjacked a plane in America and used it to commit and act of terrorism, have they?

    Well.. there was that once... but you know... that was like 12 years ago. Stop blaming Bush. :fp:


    Believe me, I wouldn't expect a bunch of general government worshippers to understand. But hey, maybe some people enjoy the extra pat-downs???
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    unsung wrote:
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    Yes.

    Let's get rid of the TSA.

    Just let any wacko walk onto a plane with a gun or a knife or a bomb... hey... what are the odds? I mean.. nobody has ever highjacked a plane in America and used it to commit and act of terrorism, have they?

    Well.. there was that once... but you know... that was like 12 years ago. Stop blaming Bush. :fp:


    Believe me, I wouldn't expect a bunch of general government worshippers to understand. But hey, maybe some people enjoy the extra pat-downs???

    Hey unsung, quick question. while I understand your distrust of your government, do you really believe that air lines would do a better job at security? and if you do can you tell me why?
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    dancepartner wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm going to make it my objective today to call at least three people poop shooters.

    Image now ingrained. :?

    :lol:

    Sorry about that one.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    fife wrote:

    Hey unsung, quick question. while I understand your distrust of your government, do you really believe that air lines would do a better job at security? and if you do can you tell me why?


    The biggest gripe about airline security amongst Libertarians is that the govt is doing it. If the airlines had a set of standards to follow and if they were in charge of security they could, in theory, do exactly what the govt is doing. To just say that they would cut corners is an excuse by big govt supporters, there would by oversight to be sure security was maintained.

    That's how I see it anyway. I would no longer have an issue with it. It's then a private company protecting their own interests, their customers.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    unsung wrote:
    fife wrote:

    Hey unsung, quick question. while I understand your distrust of your government, do you really believe that air lines would do a better job at security? and if you do can you tell me why?


    The biggest gripe about airline security amongst Libertarians is that the govt is doing it. If the airlines had a set of standards to follow and if they were in charge of security they could, in theory, do exactly what the govt is doing. To just say that they would cut corners is an excuse by big govt supporters, there would by oversight to be sure security was maintained.

    That's how I see it anyway. I would no longer have an issue with it. It's then a private company protecting their own interests, their customers.

    And their bottom line. Again, how well did Pan Am protect its customers who boarded flight 103?

    To think these companies would not cut corners is incredibly naive.
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Moot point. That flight did not originate in the US.

    And don't bother bringing up 9/11. Those changes aren't going away.

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