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Message: [QUOTE="AJ Waggoner, post: 177452, member: 16665"] Spanky - Thomas was a smart man that SHOULD have been "King" .. ;) Skid ..well said..there are other answers to this problem than leaning towards a police state. armed pilots and copilots would deter things a bit and not violate anyones rights.eh? and i dont care what they do in europe ( yes ive lived many years there )..lol thats WHY the founding fathers came HERE ..:) I for one do not wish to be a kept citizen of the state..or give up my freedom for "security" With that said! IMHO Racial profiling at the airports is another matter..it isnt a "freedom"! you are agreeing to go thru certain security screenings when traviling in a public air transportation system- this is not YOUR plane or your "'right" to fly without being checked over. your actions may and will effect the safety of many others. It is up to the airline the FFA and security to decide who presents a risk..you may or may not be checked but KNOW when buying your ticket that you may and it is within the airlines rights! read the fine print on your ticket before purchase.you then have the RIGHT not to fly if it offends you. If you are of arabic decent at this time , expect to be checked, and no i would not condsider it infringing on my constitutional rights. I have a friend that is american but looks arabic.. he just flew..they certainly checked EVERYTHING he had..was he annoyed? yes! did he expect it ? yes. did he feel better that they were checking arabic looking people more thouroughly..yes checking me in my car ,or home, that i own, for no apparent reason is another matter. [/QUOTE]

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