Geoffrey,

On the assumption that your use of the words "your president" imply that you
are not a citizen of the USA which possibility is perhaps supported by the
spelling of your name, I would explain that the TSA is an agency of the
executive branch of the US government. While the president is the head of
that branch he does not personally make 99.9 +% of the decisions personally.
Thus the "power-hungry" epithet may apply to you as regards your personal
actions in your club but would not be supported by this agency action. Your
ignorance, if it exists, is clearly justifiable since many of the American
hoi polloi believe that the president can institute a draft - an action
which can only be done by the legislative branch of the US Government. This
is, of course, different from the British model in which the PM heads both
the legislative and executive elements of the government.

Daniel

P.S. I personally don't agree with this action by the TSA.


"Geoffrey Barnes" wrote in message
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And I thought *I* was a power-hungry glory hound as the V.P. of my club.
But your president really sounds like he is trying to throw his weight
around on this one. He's really got me beat!


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