Civil disobedience and the national ID

Here are two articles I enjoyed, one about national ID cards and the other about social security numbers being optional, and a wrap up of my recent encounter with the TSA.

I believe that there is a sort of "one world government" force at work in the US government. No matter whether George Bush is a willing participant, a reluctant pawn, or a fierce opponent of such global socialist policies, they are moving forward with or without him. The Constitution of the United States is being dismantled more and more each day, one step at a time, while useful idiots in both parties continue to believe the same old rhetoric.

The truth of the matter is that the leadership of both major political parties believe in a larger centralized government, more social engineering, more income redistribution, and a gradual erosion of individual liberty and personal autonomy.

There comes a time when we must have the courage to step back for a minute, and to reevaluate what we think we know and believe. This step back may be the most difficult and frightening one you'll ever make, but it is necessary and it must be done now.

America will not continue to survive as a global superpower, a land of opportunity, or a model of God-given individual rights if we keep electing people who are simply less harmful than the opposing candidate, but not ardent defenders of our Constitution.

States' rights are at an all time low, social welfare is at an all time high, government education teaches kids how to depend on the State, infanticide continues virtually unabated, Christianity has been replaced by pornography as our national faith, treason is being committed nearly every day by the major media and political action groups around the country, illegal immigrants enjoy more rights and priveleges than native born people, and our children are being saddled with the burden of paying for all of our follies.

All the feds have to say is "we need such and such policy implemented to combat terrorism". It could be national ID cards, "sneak and peek" search warrants, lower standards for phone taps, ID chips inside our Passports, or guest worker programs which reward illegal entry into the country. It all adds up to the same conclusion in my mind. The US government is using the "terror threat" as a vehicle to take away individual liberties and to advance their globalist agenda.

Now, you can continue to sell yourself on the same old ideas, and you can continue to wonder why the noose around Lady Liberty's neck seems to tighten a bit more all the time. We NEED homeland security because the "terrorists" are out to get us. States' rights are important, unless the issue is medical marijuana or gay "marriage". Illegal searches and seizures at the airport are okay, after all "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about". It's wrong to racially profile because "we're a nation of immigrants"...

I recently went through TSA at a fairly small airport on my way back home after a week of work in another city. The TSA bureaucrat informed me that I was required to remove my sneakers, at which time, I informed him that I would not comply unless he told me why. Since other airports allowed sneakers to be worn through the metal detectors, I was curious why this particular one was different.

Immediately upon passing throught the detector, EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T ALARM, I was directed to the "secondary" screening area. At this point, I was informed that my shoes "met the criteria" for those which had to be removed. I said "okay, may I see the criteria?" Of course, I was then given the bureaucratic run around about the need for such important security procedures to be kept under the utmost secrecy. In other words, I am expected to obey and comply with laws of which I am not privy to being made aware, nor may I request and receive full disclosure of said laws. This is known otherwise as "secret law" (google: Helen Chenowith-Hage for more on this).

After a few minutes of haggling with the supervisor about the Gestapo nature of this illegal activity on the part of the government, I told him that I would indeed submit to his illegal search and seizure. When I was instructed as to the methods used to conduct the pat-down, I informed the TSA agent that I was very familiar with the techniques used by his cohorts each day as they sexually abuse law abiding Americans.

A few minutes later I got through the screening and was sent on my way, having been told that my notion of implementing racial/ethnic profiling criteria was illegal, unAmerican, and simply not possible. (Funny, I was thinking the same about what was just done to me!)

The next stage of my adventure involved standing as close as possible to the security screening area from the secure side while observing the TSA scrutinize one apparently innocent person after another. After all, I didn't see a single individual get refused access. Over the course of the next half hour or hour, I was approached by various TSA agents, including the supervisor asking "is everything ok", "can I help you", or something similar. Unfortunately, I made some uncalled for comments about the illegality of what I was seeing and the criminal nature of the government agents carrying it out which probably cut my observation time shorter than it otherwise would have been.

Out of nowhere, a man in a suit flashing some badge came over and asked me for my ID. I refused to provide it. He next asked why I said "I was watching the criminals" to one of his TSA agents, at which point I apologized for the nature of my comments and asked if I was doing something wrong or illegal. After being asked again for my ID, and being told that failure to cooperate with him would result in a chance meeting with the local police department, and again being denied, the suit-wearing Gestapo began using his cell phone to call somebody.

At this point, I walked down the terminal to my gate and sat down, wondering what would happen next. Within about 15 minutes, 2 uniformed police officers and another suit wearing government official approached me. They asked to see my ID, which I again refused. He asked me where I was from, I answered "not here". He asked for my ticket, and I complied with that request. The government agent went on to ask why I had done what I did and why I had said the things I had said. I again apologized for the comments, as they were out of line. Our conversation consisted of several intersting topics.

Do I have a "right" to fly?

Does the 4th amendment protect me at airport screening areas?

During the process of buying a ticket from the airline, when exactly did I waive my right to be free from unwarranted searches? Why didn't I receive some sort of warning similar to Miranda?

Is merely being an airline passenger suddenly "probable cause" for search and seizure?

Are airlines such as Delta, United, and American private or public corporations?

Is racial profiling unconstitutional? According to which clause or section?

Are secret laws and courts the best way to combat the threat from islamic jihadis like those who perpetrated 911?

Will we ever see an end to these heightened security measures?

Why is airport security being treated differently than subway/bus/marine security?

The bottom line is simple: intrusive security measures are here to stay, and they are only going to get more invasive and less Constitutional as time goes by. They will be sold as "necessary to combat terrorism" and they will be bought as "Republicans are the true champions of individual liberty and States rights". None of which being true, of course.