> If you are white, have a good job, follow the law, and make sure to richly kiss ass if and when you come in contact with the police, life in the USA is rich, full; it's like heaven.
Sure, until any of the above changes. Or you piss off the wrong person with connections. Some of which you may have little control over.
And to be honest - to not be raked over the coals simply to exercise my right to freedom of movement is not exactly "heaven" to me, it's the basics of a free society based on laws.
Don't mistake my description for advocacy - heaven should not be for so few, nor should it be so judgmental and so brittle.
As for your comments about movement - try to keep some perspective! While the TSA is an icon of everything wrong with our security climate (security theater, irrational assessment of risk, irrational assignment of resources, and a banal humiliation meted out to those who can't afford to skip the lines) it is, at least theoretically, under our control. The next President could dismantle the whole thing (although I'm not sure what statutory restrictions there are - certainly the President and Congress could change things if they wanted).
No one wants to be the one to dismantle the TSA, because when the next attack happens (not if, when) they'll get the blame.
Sure, until any of the above changes. Or you piss off the wrong person with connections. Some of which you may have little control over.
And to be honest - to not be raked over the coals simply to exercise my right to freedom of movement is not exactly "heaven" to me, it's the basics of a free society based on laws.