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TFR not right IMO
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:10:28 -0800, Bart wrote
(in article ): I think this is really wrong! If they were on official biz for the government I could understand it, but they're just stumping for re-election and panhandling with rich people, and I don't think they should be doing it on our dime or at the expense of the public's right to travel. Some of the stupidest reasoning that I have ever heard, which is going some for Usenet. Look, you can argue about whether the security measures are effective or necessary. But to suggest that they should in place only when they are on "official biz" is utterly ridiculous. Terrorists and assassins work 'round the clock. They do not only strike when Presidents and Vice Presidents are on "official biz." No doubt if your favorite politician was assassinated while visiting his Aunt Mathilda in Hoople, North Dakota, you would be outraged if he normally had a security detail but, because he was not on the job, the detail was back in DC. So, you want them to have security, only when they are on official business, and then only if it is not a personal inconvenience to you? Limitations on your right to travel are the tip of the iceberg. Your freedom to speak is also limited. I remember when President Carter visited the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. Several staff members were given a few weeks off, without pay, because they had said things critical of Carter. Every guest had to undergo a background check. Anyone who had ever said anything even remotely threatening had his reservations canceled. People who had lived in the hotel for years were evicted because the President clears out not only the floor he is staying on, but also the floors above and below it. Presidents who go to ball games have entire sections of seating cleared out for security purposes. It does not matter if you have had season tickets for 50 years; you're out. Presidential motorcades close out whole networks of streets and highways, because the exact route of the motorcade is a secret. If you were counting on that route to get to your job on time, or even the hospital, tough luck. It has been that way for more than 40 years. You once wrote a threatening letter and your office overlooks a potential route? You get to stay home for the day, without pay. And maybe your boss will fire you because you did not show up to work. And then there is the cost of all this security, the money for which is taken from you every year at gunpoint. But hey, if all you are worried about is TFRs, no prob, Bro. Just remember you sound a little like a 3 pack a day smoker worrying about getting cancer from the MSG in a Chinese restaurant. |
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