Re:'TSA Arrests Me for Using the Fourth Amendment as a Weapon'
by phaus on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @02:06PM
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I think that you might be on to something.
After having been accused of being opposed to civil disobedience, your post gave me a way to express how I feel civil disobedience is supposed to work.
If a large number of people started opting for the alternate method of screening passengers, it would bring the process of screening to a screeching halt, yet all would remain well within their rights. If these people complied with the alternate method, without attempting to provoke or harass the TSA, no one would have been arrested.
If you can piss the government off, without putting yourself at risk, then you have mastered the fine art of civil disobedience.
After having been accused of being opposed to civil disobedience, your post gave me a way to express how I feel civil disobedience is supposed to work.
If a large number of people started opting for the alternate method of screening passengers, it would bring the process of screening to a screeching halt, yet all would remain well within their rights. If these people complied with the alternate method, without attempting to provoke or harass the TSA, no one would have been arrested.
If you can piss the government off, without putting yourself at risk, then you have mastered the fine art of civil disobedience.