Tag: TSA
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How Liberty Dies
People who wanted a little bit of security in lieu of liberty.
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Gov. Regulation Run Amok: 6,125 New Regs. in 90 Days
It’s Friday morning, and so far today, the Obama administration has posted 165 new regulations and notifications on its reguations.gov website. In the past 90 days, it has posted 6,125 regulations and notices – an average of 68 a day. via CNSNews.com. Shear insanity. Makes me think of the old Guns & Roses song Signs.…
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Airlines Fees vs. Fares: Impacting Taxes
The liberal Washington Post complains: There’s a 7.5 percent federal tax on every airline ticket. The money goes into a fund that pays for the air transportation system: airports, capital improvements and the operation of the Federal Aviation Administration. … When the airlines kept ticket prices down by shifting $12.8 billion to baggage fees, they…
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21 Unanswered Questions
#3 Why does the Department of Homeland Security need Predator-B drones to patrol the border between the United States and Canada? #4 Why is a militarized “Red Zone” being set up in Chicago three weeks prior to the upcoming NATO summit on May 20th and 21st? #5 Why is the Milwaukee Red Cross being told…
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DHS/TSA & 450 Million Hollow Point Bullets
1 + 1 = Concern. Start with this: The DHS has signed off on an “indefinite delivery” from defense contractors ATK that will include, for some reason, nearly 500 million high-power ammunition for .40 caliber firearms. The department has yet to discuss why they are ordering such a massive bevy of bullets for an agency…
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TSA Nude Body Scanners Don’t Work
Controversial nude body scanners used at U.S. airports have come under fire again – after a blogger claimed he could easily smuggle explosives through them onto a plane. Engineer Jonathan Corbett has published a video where he shows how he took a small metal case through two of the TSA’s $1billion fleet in a special…