There was nothing contradictory in my statements. Yes, TFR's are not a big deal. TFR's have been around for quite a while. If you're going to gripe about TFR's, tell me I remember you from the Grand Canyon airspace grab several years ago...did I see your face at the meetings? Did you weigh in in person during some of the pivotal airspace discussions and commentaries? I did. That was a big deal...a far bigger deal than a small shot of airspace around grownup men playing games in tights in a crowded arena.
Do I not care for the current administration? I do not. That's my right. I think some serious mistakes have been made. When I say administration, I'm not talking about the TSA or FAA, I'm talking about the Bush administration, in which a president who lacked the where-withal to settle campaign promises had to resort to the old let's start a war trick to cover his adminstrations shortcomings. I'm not politically correct, I'll tell you what I think. I have no respect for the man, or his policies. He does a tough job, and I'll give him that, but he destroys and he kills and he maims to bolster his chance for re-election, and the adminstration has done a poor job of managing the country.
I don't give a stuff if you care for military or not, or care for anybody or anything, or not. As any good citizen will, I have done my share and had my risks on behalf of our government, and my fellow citizens. You have your reasons, I have mine. They're both irrelevant and personal issues. I have said nothing contradictory. I do not care for what is being done in our government, but I will support it, and the administration, because they ARE our government.
I don't agree with all of what is done in the name of security, and there are some serious encroachments upon our freedoms, but I am no anarchist, and I believe there is only one way to change this country...work through the system. Part of that, and part of citizenship, is supporting the system while you work to change it properly. This includes respecting searches, and certain restrictions.
I'm sick to death of hearing the quotes bantied about regarding those who are willing to sacrifice liberty don't deserve it. Supporting an evolving effort to develop better security measures is not giving up freedom, it's an act of citizenship. Further, the presence of a TFR over a football game does not remove my right to vote, my privilege to fly most places, or the chance to worship, work, and spend as I choose. We are still a free country, and nobody is sacrificing that by supporting the efforts that are in a state of evoloution, toward security and a bid for greater peace.
If you cannot offer a better soloution and put it in place, then what right have you to complain?
