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So I gather one also should choose not to stop at traffic lights? Afterall that is giving up some freedom for the sake of security of not crashing into something else? Or is one allowed to be selective about which losses of freedom are OK and which not. Frankly I believe what Ben Franklin said is really poppycock, since everyone cedes some amount of freedom in exchange for some amount of security. The question is not whether but which and how much.“Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”― Benjamin FranklinInterestingly, that quote works both ways: Those who willingly sacrifice security for liberty deserve neither.Those who willingly sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.
As a matter of principle (and my rights), stay away from me unless you have reasonable suspicion I've done wrong. And, since I am a law-abiding citizen, I expect not to be bullied in any way. The TSA should stick to airports.
I don't generally fear law enforcement, be it local, state, or national, because I, too am law-abiding. I have never been bullied by the police in any significant way, and working for Amtrak for 8 years as well as flying on a regular basis, the only people I have seen getting extra scrutiny are those who act defensively when asked innocuous questions.
The "T" in TSA stands for transportation. That includes flying, driving, sailing, and riding the rails. I don't like the airport experience, but half of that I have realized is due to lazy airport operations and their unwillingness to properly design and staff the security checkpoints (if they did, as they do in Europe, it wouldn't be half the hassle we face today).