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----- Featured Action of the Week -----
First Week of October, 2001:
Take Back the Skies
A month ago, none of us would have envisioned the spectre of uniformed
troops patrolling America's commercial airports. That's just one of the
changes -- for the worse -- that have manifested themselves since the
terror attacks of September 11, 2001. And it isn't just in the United
States. The world is looking more and more like an armed camp full of jumpy
people.
I'm planning a trip from St. Louis to Atlanta next weekend. Frankly, I
haven't yet decided how I'm going to get there. Ten years in the Marine
Corps taught me that most troops other than military police are simply not
trained to provide security in civilian areas, and I'd rather not be the
first guy on my block gunned down by a nervous corporal just because I want
to get on an airplane.
I thought about the bus ... but who knows if it'll be running? I woke up
this morning to reports of a wreck along (wouldn't you know it) the very
route I'd be taking, caused by (wouldn't you know it again) a crazed thug
with a knife. As of this moment, all interstate bus traffic is at a
standstill.
My 1982 Honda isn't likely to survive a round trip to Georgia. Amtrak takes
too long (it routes through San Antonio, for the love of Pete). Maybe I'll
rent a car.
Maybe I'll walk.
But I digress. We were talking about the airports. Now let's talk about the
air_lines_. We're told that "some racial profiling may be necessary" in
order for passengers to feel secure. We're told that letting families
accompany their departing loved ones to the gate is a "security risk."
Thinking about a manicure on that redeye from LA to Boston? Fuhgeddaboudit.
When nail clippers are outlawed, only outlaws will have tidy-looking hands.
I don't know about you, but I'm not interested in "feeling secure." I want
to _be_ secure, and I don't believe that real security requires the
sacrifice of my liberties. As a matter of fact, I think that precisely the
opposite is true.
Project Safe Skies is about secure air travel, not big government feelgood
"solutions" that leave us just as exposed to terrorism as before and less
free to boot. The site officially takes flight on October 11th, but a
plethora of action opportunity exists there already -- and Action of the
Week subscribers are "early adopters," right?
The site offers numerous suggestions and action opportunities. Do them all,
or do the ones that appeal to you. Every little bit helps. And now, I'll
turn you over to Project Safe Skies without further ado. Please return your
trays to the upright position and fasten your seatbelts.
Project Safe Skies:
http://www.projectsafeskies.org/
Action of the Week Archive:
http://www.free-market.net/features/list-archives/activism/maillist.html
----- Alternate Actions -----
The Freedom Action of the Week Club: Commit yourself to doing one
action per week. If the action above doesn't appeal to you, consider
one of the alternate actions at:
http://www.free-market.net/features/action/
If you know about another action or organize one of your own, e-mail
Tom at tlknapp@free-market.net so we can tell the rest of the group
next week.
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