History shows many abuses when government agents can demand your papers” ~ Bill Simpich, Oakland civil rights lawyer
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” ~ Benjamin Franklin
In the USA, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) searches credit records, previous travel history, criminal records, motor vehicle records, banks, web searches, and companies that collect personal information from consumer transactions.
Your life history is gathered and scanned using secret criteria whenever you book a flight or arrive at an airport.
Airlines, without identifying actual regulations, will prevent you from flying .. following unwritten, frequently changing oral Government secret communiqués.
Headsup! Gilmore -vs- The State: on your behalf
Until Americans have the ability to know the contents of the laws being applied to them, our Republic is in danger” ~ http://papersplease.org
Ed: I’ve recycled this little Darkside article from 2004 because the assault is alive and well. Governments of all persuasions - in typically the most ‘civilized’ and affluent countries - seem determined to squeeze freedom from our lives.
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