{"id":2232,"date":"2010-11-23T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T21:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2010-11-23T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T21:36:25","slug":"tsa-three-cheers-for-national-opt-out-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/tsa-three-cheers-for-national-opt-out-day\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA: Three Cheers for National Opt-Out Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Opt-Out Day is a great response to the TSA’s damned outrages. <\/p>\n

From the Opt-Out Day website<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\nWednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY! <\/p>\n

It’s the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government’s desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people’s breasts and genitals in an aggressive manner. You should never have to explain to your children, “Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it’s a government employee, then it’s OK.” <\/p>\n

The goal of National Opt Out Day is to send a message to our lawmakers that we demand change. We have a right to privacy and buying a plane ticket should not mean that we’re guilty until proven innocent. This day is needed because many people do not understand what they consent to when choosing to fly<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have been thumping TSA periodically since the publication of Terrorism & Tyranny in 2003. Here is link to an excerpt<\/strong><\/a> from that book that Reason published in early 2004 entitled, “Dominate. Intimidate. Control<\/strong>.” <\/p>\n

Congratulations to the organizers of National Opt-Out Day for putting TSA outrages in the headlines – where they have belonged for at least seven years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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