TSA Should Follow the Law

[Don]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...rstechnica/index+(Ars+Technica+-+All+content)

A year ago this coming Sunday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ordered the Transportation Security Administration to do a notice-and-comment rulemaking on its use of Advanced Imaging Technology (aka “body-scanners” or “strip-search machines”) for primary screening at airports. (The alternative for those who refuse such treatment: a prison-style pat-down.) It was a very important ruling, for reasons I discussed in a post back then. The TSA was supposed to publish its policy in the Federal Register, take comments from the public, and issue a final ruling that responds to public input. So far, it hasn’t done any of those things.

The rest of the article includes a link to the Whitehouse.gov site, where, if you agree the TSA should follow the court ruling, you can sign a petition:

The petition says:
Defying the court, the TSA has not satisfied public concerns about privacy, about costs and delays, security weaknesses, and the potential health effects of these machines. If the government is going to “body-scan” Americans at U.S. airports, President Obama should force the TSA to begin the public process the court ordered.
That’s not a huge request. Getting 25,000 signatures requires the administration to supply a response, according to the White House’s petition rules.
The response we want is legal compliance. The public deserves to know where the administration stands on freedom to travel and the rule of law. While TSA agents bark orders at American travelers, should the agency itself be allowed to flout one of the highest courts in the land? If the petition gets enough signatures, we’ll find out.

Asking TSA to provide its information about how well it's doing its job, and the records that show the risk analysis of its equipment/machines.


In other words, requesting that this government agency be "transparent."

 

[LadyEagle]

This obama administration has a complete disregard for the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Such is the stuff tyranny is made of. We have seen it and continue to see it before our very eyes.....