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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:23 PM
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Philadephia Libertarian calls for civil disobedience to disrupt airline security this holiday
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For James Babb, one of the people behind We Won't Fly — one of two Internet campaigns calling on air passengers to protest security screenings this Wednesday — this isn't a laughing matter. "Nobody wants to be groped. Nobody wants to have nude pictures taken of their family," he said. "Who is going to stand by and allow that?"

Babb, a libertarian from suburban Philadelphia, said the full-body scans are invasive and enhanced pat-downs go too far. He and others are calling on passengers not to fly, and if they must, opt out of the scan.

"If enough of us do it, it will bog down their baloney security theater," he said. "They just don't have the manpower to put their hands in everyone's pants."

More than 15,000 people are now following Babb's campaign on Facebook.
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http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131511324/tsa-chief-urges-travelers-to-accept-body-scans

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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:30 PM
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1. fools
The American people have been robbed blind and lied to for decades yet this is what folks has their knickers in a bunch about.

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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:45 PM
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4. Every little bit of resistance helps.
This how we got so fucked to begin with, not fighting the small stuff and saying the big stuff was too much.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:51 PM
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6. In my opinion, Bill of Rights violations are a big deal.
This is also easier for most people to see than some of the other issues.
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:33 PM
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2. I doubt that libertarian planned to go anyplace but his mother's basement
& smoke dope this Holiday anyway.
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:40 PM
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3. Who is John Galt?
Edited on Mon Nov-22-10 08:41 PM by jefferson_dem
A self-centered asshole...like this POS.
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 08:47 PM
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5. Why is he a POS? Just because he is a Libertarian or because you don't to be inconvenienced.
What the fuck is wrong with people when they can't even realize they have a common enemy.
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