Does ANYONE TRUST OUR GUBBAMENT?

The Patriot Act? So IF you disagree with the Gubbament then YOU are NOT a “Patriot.”? Why how cleaver, wish I would have conceived such a Title for a Gubbament Mandate.

Now lets trust “The Gubbament” would like for us to believe that “IF” we “Privatize” this entity everything will be just fine…..Hummmmm do YOU really believe This? If you believe this then you need a “BRAIN TRANSPLANT.”

NO PATRIOT ACT…..NO TSA……NOBAMA IN 2012, NO $HIFT….OK so this may be a family web page???? BUT ESPECIALLY NOBAMA. CHIEF BLAMER, CRY BABY, BASKETBALL PLAYING, GOLF HACKING, PIECE OF $HIT.

Mica’s “little bastard child” is getting too expensive moneywise ($$$).

He feels the TSA workers should be paid a low salary under private contractor control.

The Private Contractor (aka Crony Capitalist) will profit financially …….

Congressman Mica’s PAC money will have new contributors …. ???

Privatize? I think Palin said it best, “That’s like putting lipstick on a pig!”.

As far as privatization goes, I fear the “contractors” will be the same “contractors” that we now use in Iraq, Afganistan,etc. No bid contracts to Halliburton and Blackwater all over again. No thanks. Why don’t we keep it simple. Let the airlines provide the security. They own the airplanes and certainly want to keep their customers safe. I propose putting sky marshals back on the planes,simple metal detectors and bomb sniffing dogs which are trained to sniff out even the components of explosives.

Between the TSA and the Senate who condones them I am not sure which one is more abusive of liberty and rights, now the Congress is giving the military the right to arrest and detain Americans on their own soils, so say good-bye to habeus corpus if this is true.
The need to change the the way our elected officials hold office is now more of a imperative, their elite incumbency has poisoned our representation, walks on our Constitution and our rights as citizens who are supposed to be able to speak up when we are unhappy but even freedom of speech is being impaired by these self aggrandizing law makers and I would not be supprised if elections are stopped. next.
Term limits salary only and a moratorium between elected office for both elected and appointed officials, let the voters decide if you merit a continued career. End all government unions to stop conflict of interest and extortion. Remove the IRS and the progressive tax for a fair tax and make it a ballot issue every ten years, this will command a budget and give a concensus to the governed and put the civil back into public service…..or you can simply lose this Republic.

To take on such a responsibility as security, there needs some accountability. So a “for profit” identity is seen as a better choice?

Sounds like conflict of interest and oversight would be at loggerheads at some point with such an arrangement.

I saw a news report on this on FOX and it was said that even if the airports ditch the TSA and go with private security firms, that the same rules and regulations would be in force meaning that the backscatter scanners and invasive pat downs would still happen, they would just be done by different people. What needs to be changed is the law or laws which authorize these obscenities in our airports.

I do not agree with Rep John Mica because giving TSA would not make efficient at all. We tried it during President Bush and all contractors had were criminal, sex offenders, and felons. If we go contact, the American people loses while politician like Mr Mica win.

Sounds to me like Mica and Issa are engaging in some massive CYA. These two jerks are part of the problem, not part of the solution as evidenced by the fact that they were complicit in the creation of the facsist TSA.

They put me in mind of the little dirt-bag gang banger appologizing to the judge for his mis-deeds. In reality he is not sorry for doing what he did, he is sorry for getting caught.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -
What an absolute contradiction in terms – the ultimate oxymoron.

Part of the article: “He also said that the current hiring practices of the TSA allow for unqualified individuals to become Transportation Security Officers (TSO)”

Just what we need… Rent-A-Cops dealing with National security.

not.

Rob

Perhaps having the individual airlines responsible for their own security would work if we don’t mind doubling the price of our next airline ticket. We all pay collectively right now for the security that is in place. Yes, even if you don’t ever fly, you are paying through your tax dollars, assuming you pay taxes. This is just like your local school taxes. You might not have kids in school any longer, but you still pay local school taxes. Now remove TSA from the government’s clutches and place it into a private company. You will NOT get a reduction in your present taxes but you will get an increase in your airfares due to the cost to the airlines to pay for the private company’s security costs. Any time you remove something from the government pile to privatize it, you have to pay somewhere else to maintain it. Now, the burden will fall upon those who fly as opposed to the masses under the present program. Folks, funding has to come from somewhere if we are going to keep having airport security. As for me, I can remember when everyone could walk to the gate to send off or greet their travelers and there was no need for security because we had not yet developed governments full of people who made policies that made the world fear and hate everyone. Why can’t we just “turn back the clock?”

WHEN YOU HAVE GOVERNMENT WORKERS THEY SLACK UP ON A LOT OF THINGS.
I SAY GO FOR IT BUT NO UNIONS. THEY COST TO MUCH AND THEY ARE SLOW
AND IF THEY DON’T GET THERE WAY THEY STRIKE .

Perhaps they should follow the line that Israel has for many, many years in this area. Needless to say, Israel has to deal with terrorists on a daily basis, literally. All in all, it sure seems to work real well there without near the idiotic headaches that the TSA has created here.

The usual, they create the problem, and when people are so fed-up, they give you their solution, which is less than desirable; consequently, that results in greater gains for the privileged ones. This was a well orchestrated and quite brilliantly executed plan, and people do not see it. Oh well.

SMSgt, I agree, certain friends will become quite wealthy from this clever endeavor, and Dreamerdick, you are right, let competition develop innovation and less invasion, while ensuring safety!

Mica believes “that the United States lags behind other Western countries — many of which already have privatized airport security”
So this Republican want the US to emulate other western countries. Which are European countries in security but not health care;something the US is also behind in.Could the reason be that privatization would create opportunities for some of his friends to become millionaires?The screening to be hired for the TSA is quite throw screening for private security less then throw.Better training and better management is what the TSA needs.Collective barging means nothing with the federal government as the air traffic controllers during Reagan’s administration found out

Just abandon the whole operation and turn it over to the airlines, competition will insure safety of passengers, not government.

Since terrorism can be a real threat and soft targets will be used to prove a countries venerability then airport security will never go away. Should the airlines have pooled their own money and set up their own security system years ago? Maybe so but that would still cost a bundle and even higher ticket prices to pay for private security. Will those flying be happier? Not necessarily because a private company will still make you stand in line and be checked. Will the “old” TSA agents be rehired by the private companies and give you the same complaints? The good thing is that they would be more accountable to the airline industry and the airlines reputation would be on the line. It could also open up lawsuits and that could “take down” an airline in the courtroom. Maybe that is why the airlines didn’t want the responsibility in the first place. I suspect we can all agree that some TSA agents are little more than wanna a be Barney Fife’s wielding as much power as they can get away with. So their is room for improvement.

I suppose you would rather be patted down by some minimum wage flunky who may or may not have a GED, let alone a high school diploma? Take a good look at the private security agencies who take care of so many of our shopping malls and bus and train depots. If these are the kind of people you want taking care of our airline security, fine. As for me, I would prefer to have someone who has at least a minimal amount of training and a bit more education in how to deal with people.

A privatized TSA will not insure against abuse. For one, private contractors are more likely to be abusive. Two, unionized workers will only make it harder to get rid of those who abuse their power. Three, screening applicants and training will be ineffective. A cursory background check will fail to weed out those who would be most likely to abuse their power. Four, government supervision–HA!

This should make it better, why not get rid of it?