Sen. Rand Paul's WashingtonTimes Op Ed: Have the Terrorists Won?

Finally!

"While sitting in the cubicle, I thought to myself, have the terrorists won?" - Sen. Rand Paul

That, pretty much encapsulates it all.

Though, I think he could simplify it even further with:

'Did OBL pass laws eliminating your 2nd Amendment Rights with a provision in the Patriot Act?'

'Did the Taliban write a bill eliminating the 4th and 5th Amendments?'

'Did the AlCIAda write bills in Congress to eliminate the Bill of Rights?'

'Did terrorists eliminate or sign into laws eliminating the Posse Commitatus Act of 1878 and Habeas Corpus established since the Magna Carta? Or, did GWB or Obama and spineless Congress do that?'

Sooner or later, a critical mass of American Citizenry MUST wake up, before it really is too late, though it's arguable since they've long 'Crossed the Rubicon' after Awlaki Assassination and oBomBa signing NDAA into law.

The accompanying illustration by Alexander Hunter for Rand's Washington Times Op Ed., is rather excellent http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2012/01/23/web1-paul-...); just wished there was a higher resolution version online.

The Comments section of the OpEd is encouraging, at least as I'm posting this.

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/23/tsas-intrusi...

PAUL: TSA’s intrusions undermine security
Senator or not, we’re all stripped of our freedom and dignity

By Sen. Rand Paul

The Washington Times

Monday, January 23, 2012

Today, while en route to Washington to speak to hundreds of thousands of people at the March for Life, I was detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for not agreeing to a patdown after an irregularity was found in my full body scan. Despite removing my belt, glasses, wallet and shoes, the scanner and TSA also wanted my dignity. I refused.

I showed them the potentially offending part of my body, my leg. They were not interested. They wanted to touch me and to pat me down. I requested to be rescanned. They refused and detained me in a 10-foot-by-10-foot area reserved for potential terrorists.

I told them that I was a frequent flier and that just days ago I was allowed to be rescanned when the scanner made an error. At no time did I ask for special treatment, but I did insist that all travelers be awarded some decency and leniency in accommodating the screening process...