Former Miss USA, Ralph Nader Fight Full Body Scanners - Democracy NOW!

[The Northerner]

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Democracy NOW! DN! Global news and politics with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to stop Transportation Security Administration's full body scanning procedures by granting an immediate injunction. The full body scans are not mandatory for all travelers, but those who object are subject to "enhanced" pat-downs, extremely invasive manual checks. Civil rights activists argue these initiatives are inappropriate, ineffective, violate the Constitution, pose health concerns related to radiation exposure, and are insensitive to religious practices. We speak former Miss USA and actress Susie Castillo, who was recently subjected to an enhanced body pat-down and has become a vocal critic of such security procedures. We also speak with Ralph Nader and Amie Stepanovich of EPIC. You must obtain written permission from Democracy NOW! to use any portion of the content. Published with written permission from democracynow.org. http://www.democracynow.org Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Democracy NOW!, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide.

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1. This women is well spoken and makes a great point.... I'm in a country

were your innocent until proven guilty.... However, when in the presence of a tsa agent, it is the other way around.....

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3. I avoid flying like the plague now.

It is safer than driving, but the 'security' has become so onerous that I'll drive 10-12 hours instead.
All of this 'screening' is bullshit anyway.

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4. The exact same thing happened to me going through SFO. (I was 'racked,' twice.)

I'd love to join in a suit against them.