Yes, you did read correctly. Today's topic is Immigration Reform since it is foremost on many peoples' minds. I read this morning the government is taking the governor of Arizona to court on the premise the Arizona Immigration law violates the Constitution. If you read the Constitution, and then read the Arizona law slated to go into affect on 29 July 2010, you will find the Arizona law does not truly violate the Constitution. The truly sad part is, our elected officials, who should be marginally literate in Constitutional law, presently seem, lost at sea. Obama wants to just make the illegals, legal, the constituency largely say NO! and they still do not understand what the problem is.
Let's look at some basic facts. The Constitution, and ancillary laws, state you must request permission to live in this country, just as most other countries do. The caveat to this is, if the immigrant's country is in turmoil of some sort, think Cuba, you can request asylum and enter the country that way. This holds true for Everyone, except the illegal immigrants who violate the law, hence the name Illegal Immigrant. The law applies to Everyone. Want to argue case in point? Okay, a military member and their civilian spouse are living in Spain and have a baby. They can just bring the baby back to the states no problem, right? Wrong! They have to apply for the child to be added to the civilian parent's passport, the military member may have to request an extension of their tour, if there is insufficient time remaining to get the child into the States prior to the passport being returned with the child's information appended to it, this, by the way, is a minimum of 15 months. Then, depending upon what country the child was born in they may have to go through the naturalization process, if they are not fortunate enough to be born in a country that recognizes "dual citizenship", and no, being born in a military hospital does not make you a U.S. citizen. Very few countries recognize this, in case you were wondering. The military family, the ones defending your freedom, have to obtain permission to bring their foreign born child into this country, but the Illegal Immigrant should be allow to just become a citizen, be "absorbed" as it were, into this country, but the people defending the country should have to wait, file documents like law abiding citizens, obtain permission and the proper documents and some feel this is okay. Sorry, Not Okay!
They are Illegal Immigrants because they broke the law. The single largest offending country is Mexico, who feels they should be treated as citizens. Here's the deal, they can become part of the United States, obey our laws, speak our language, which was determined to be English at the first Continental Congress, and quit complaining we are not treating them fairly, or they can apply to come into the country legally, obey our laws, learn our language and expect to go to jail if they break the law just like everyone else in this country. Very simple equation. Unfortunately, the majority we see, do not want to obey our laws, learn the language, and become citizens. Therefore, we need to send the illegals back to where they came from. When they can obey the laws of our country, then we will entertain allowing them back in. Until that point and time the government needs to shelve "Immigration Reform" and concentrate on upholding the existing laws and dealing, in a rational, not emotional way, with law breakers.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Saving The Labor Force From The U.S. Government
Years ago, the government put agencies in place to protect the labor force. I look at those agencies today and discover those agencies no longer have the teeth to protect us. A prime example would be the Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). For those of you who are business owners you would be very familiar with this agency. They are the folks who stick their nose in if an employee is hurt on the job. Has anyone seen OSHA lately? My husband works for the Post Office and was injured on the job. He stepped on a golf ball. Supervision called him in to ask if he didn't bother to look where he was going and attempt to blame the injury on him. When my father worked for the Post Office if a golf ball had been found on the shop floor OSHA would have been right there to find out where the golf ball had come from, who brought it into the Post Office, how it came to be on the floor, etc.
I worked as a "casual" a couple years ago. Many of the clerks wore "Z-Coil" shoes to keep their backs from hurting. Then supervision said no more "Z-Coils", you could trip on exposed cords on the shop floor. Doesn't OSHA have a reg covering this issue that states if there is an exposed cord on the floor it must be covered by a cord protector? As a matter of fact they do. In fact, there is a hefty fine attached to the violation of this regulation. Yet the Post Office gets by with banning shoes that make their personnel more comfortable at work for a reason that violates federal regulations.
This is a truly sad commentary. Where are the protections we use to rely on? The government has removed them so big business can get richer off of the work force. It is time for us to take the country back, protect our people and quit settling for second place. Once upon a time we elected our officials to work for us. When did they cease to work for us and tell us what is "in our best interests"? If we want to be safe in the work place again and make this country the once great land it was we need to see who is the best person for the job. Who is going to insure our protections are put back into place and quit making the victim the person receiving the blame for a preventable accident, quit making ridiculous rules to protect the business and not the worker.
I worked as a "casual" a couple years ago. Many of the clerks wore "Z-Coil" shoes to keep their backs from hurting. Then supervision said no more "Z-Coils", you could trip on exposed cords on the shop floor. Doesn't OSHA have a reg covering this issue that states if there is an exposed cord on the floor it must be covered by a cord protector? As a matter of fact they do. In fact, there is a hefty fine attached to the violation of this regulation. Yet the Post Office gets by with banning shoes that make their personnel more comfortable at work for a reason that violates federal regulations.
This is a truly sad commentary. Where are the protections we use to rely on? The government has removed them so big business can get richer off of the work force. It is time for us to take the country back, protect our people and quit settling for second place. Once upon a time we elected our officials to work for us. When did they cease to work for us and tell us what is "in our best interests"? If we want to be safe in the work place again and make this country the once great land it was we need to see who is the best person for the job. Who is going to insure our protections are put back into place and quit making the victim the person receiving the blame for a preventable accident, quit making ridiculous rules to protect the business and not the worker.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Computers and Technology - Necessary Evil or Broken Down System
Yes, you read the title correctly. When I was a teenager the only students who were allowed on the school computer (yes, there was only one), were the advanced mathematics students. Now, most students have there own computers at home and a laptop or notebook for school. How have computers changed our lives?
A friend once told me when we were older every household would have a computer. I told him, he was nuts. I had a home computer before he did.
At work, this meant if I was typing a charge sheet for a court-martial and an error was made or the Staff Judge Advocate wanted to make a change, I edited the document and printed it in final. Much easier.
We had computerized brakes on trucks in the late 70s early 80s. These were fine if you were on flat road. If you were on hills, not the best solution to the problem, as evidenced by the number of tractor trailers having to be pulled out of the lake.
Then they started having computerized telephone systems. This eliminated someone answering the phones and directing callers. This also eliminated jobs and frustrated people.
Now we see computers everywhere you look. Under the hood of your car, controlling things previously controlled by mechanical devices. Answering phones and directing calls, often times misdirecting the calls because it really cannot replace a person. Doing things never thought possible. Largely because those who know computers realize, they are not meant for the jobs we are trying to make them do.
The girl who cashes you out when you eat out,.t Te computer tells her the amount of the bill and when she types in what has been tendered, it tells her the change to give. This is wonderful! Until something happens and the computer cannot respond. She is left trying, futilely, to make change because no one ever taught her to count the money back to the customer.
My largest grievance, the U.S. Postal Service. Once upon a time, you could call the station, talk to a person and resolve a problem in 3 minutes, complete with pleasantries. No more. The hallmark of customer service has fallen. Two days ago, I went online, did a Click-n-Ship label, set it with our other outgoing mail, and the carrier failed to pick it up. A 12"x12"x8" box weighing under 6 pounds. Being the genius I am, I attempted to call the station manager on the second day to get the situation rectified. No answer. Forced to endure the one thing I abhor the most, I called 1-800-ASK-USPS. It took 20 minutes to get a sentient being on the phone who could not solve my problem; however, I did obtain a better phone number than the one in my cell phone. I called the station manager. My parcel was still sitting on the counter when I left at 5:30 p.m. this evening. Situation, still unresolved. My husband, a U.S.P.S. employee informed me when I do Click-n-Ship I have to click "Schedule a Pick Up" or the carrier won't know to pick it up. A box, labeled, with postage, sitting with other outgoing mail. So much for customer service.
It's time to purchase a new car. My existing one is 17 years old. Being raised on the shores of Lake Superior, and remembering the tractor trailers with the computerized brakes, I like my cars largely manual. In other words, I am the consummate control freak. I want hand crank windows like I have presently. The salespeople don't even remember what these are. I enjoy driving for the sake of driving, I don't want the car telling me how it is going to drive me, because let's be realistic here. I live in Alaska, home of black ice, regular ice, deep water during breakup, and equally large quantities during the rainy season. It doesn't hurt that my favorite pastime during breakup use to be seeing how long I could knock the local radio station out when I splashed "Snorkel man", once I figured out which corner he was on. During this search for a new vehicle, Toyota has had a large scale recall of their vehicles because the computers were malfunctioning. Ford has had the same problem, but people are not talking about them, like they are Toyota.
One of my daughters-in-law also decided she wanted to learn how to drive a manual transmission. Part of her "bucket list". She always thought I was just really anal when I consistently used the emergency brake. After her first lesson, she understood the importance of that all powerful tool. She learned, unlike her automatic, if the manual failed to start and you were on a hill, this was not reason for panic, but for celebration, because what is more fun that "popping the clutch". She also learned you can coast down a hill, enjoy the scenery, conserve gas, and have fun in a manual. Something you cannot do in an automatic. She has to honestly drive my car, pay attention to all the details, and enjoy the ride, unlike her automatic.
After 20 minutes attempting to get a person on the line with the Postal Service, the recalls I have seen on the cars, and the number of people we have put out of work letting computers do the things "people no longer want to do" I feel fairly certain we have doomed ourselves as a people.
Ownership, the government, and big business are sure computers are every bit as competent as humans. Looking at the above examples, I must disagree, as do my friends. In fact, this is so obviously a truism, most of my friends follow me rapidly when I find a company not computer driven. Is there such a place you ask. Absolutely! A couple years ago the hunt was on for a new clock radio for the bedroom. We looked everywhere and were not finding anything we really liked. So, being the cockeyed optimist I am, I place a call to Bose. After all, the most I could do was waste 20 minutes in my attempt to speak to a real person to get real answers. So, I picked up the phone and dialed the toll free number. The call was answered on the second ring, by, of all things, A Person! What a concept! Not only was the young man pleasant, he answered all my questions, many of which were technical and of an engineering nature, but once he had satisfied all of my curiosity and concerns, he asked,did I wish to purchase one. Oh, my goodness, he answered questions, over came objections, and asked for the sale. I was done!
By the way, my cat also loves the Bose Wave sitting on the headboard of our bed. All of this was accomplished without computer assistance.
Many examples of computer use and non-use. Ah, I see you think I am anti-computer. Nothing could be further from the truth; however, I do think computers have their place. Not under the hood of our cars, or taking valuable positions from our able bodied people, but for things like office work, streamlining processes, and doing what they were intended, making our lives easier. Does this mean they should be controlling our vehicles? Absolutely not! We need to scale back our dependence on computers and remember, we have able bodies and working minds that need to be exercised in order to be the best tools they can be. This will solve some of the frustration seen in the world today, give people a sense of purpose, solve some of the employment problems we have, as well as the vehicle reliability and hopefully put the service back into customer service.
A friend once told me when we were older every household would have a computer. I told him, he was nuts. I had a home computer before he did.
At work, this meant if I was typing a charge sheet for a court-martial and an error was made or the Staff Judge Advocate wanted to make a change, I edited the document and printed it in final. Much easier.
We had computerized brakes on trucks in the late 70s early 80s. These were fine if you were on flat road. If you were on hills, not the best solution to the problem, as evidenced by the number of tractor trailers having to be pulled out of the lake.
Then they started having computerized telephone systems. This eliminated someone answering the phones and directing callers. This also eliminated jobs and frustrated people.
Now we see computers everywhere you look. Under the hood of your car, controlling things previously controlled by mechanical devices. Answering phones and directing calls, often times misdirecting the calls because it really cannot replace a person. Doing things never thought possible. Largely because those who know computers realize, they are not meant for the jobs we are trying to make them do.
The girl who cashes you out when you eat out,.t Te computer tells her the amount of the bill and when she types in what has been tendered, it tells her the change to give. This is wonderful! Until something happens and the computer cannot respond. She is left trying, futilely, to make change because no one ever taught her to count the money back to the customer.
My largest grievance, the U.S. Postal Service. Once upon a time, you could call the station, talk to a person and resolve a problem in 3 minutes, complete with pleasantries. No more. The hallmark of customer service has fallen. Two days ago, I went online, did a Click-n-Ship label, set it with our other outgoing mail, and the carrier failed to pick it up. A 12"x12"x8" box weighing under 6 pounds. Being the genius I am, I attempted to call the station manager on the second day to get the situation rectified. No answer. Forced to endure the one thing I abhor the most, I called 1-800-ASK-USPS. It took 20 minutes to get a sentient being on the phone who could not solve my problem; however, I did obtain a better phone number than the one in my cell phone. I called the station manager. My parcel was still sitting on the counter when I left at 5:30 p.m. this evening. Situation, still unresolved. My husband, a U.S.P.S. employee informed me when I do Click-n-Ship I have to click "Schedule a Pick Up" or the carrier won't know to pick it up. A box, labeled, with postage, sitting with other outgoing mail. So much for customer service.
It's time to purchase a new car. My existing one is 17 years old. Being raised on the shores of Lake Superior, and remembering the tractor trailers with the computerized brakes, I like my cars largely manual. In other words, I am the consummate control freak. I want hand crank windows like I have presently. The salespeople don't even remember what these are. I enjoy driving for the sake of driving, I don't want the car telling me how it is going to drive me, because let's be realistic here. I live in Alaska, home of black ice, regular ice, deep water during breakup, and equally large quantities during the rainy season. It doesn't hurt that my favorite pastime during breakup use to be seeing how long I could knock the local radio station out when I splashed "Snorkel man", once I figured out which corner he was on. During this search for a new vehicle, Toyota has had a large scale recall of their vehicles because the computers were malfunctioning. Ford has had the same problem, but people are not talking about them, like they are Toyota.
One of my daughters-in-law also decided she wanted to learn how to drive a manual transmission. Part of her "bucket list". She always thought I was just really anal when I consistently used the emergency brake. After her first lesson, she understood the importance of that all powerful tool. She learned, unlike her automatic, if the manual failed to start and you were on a hill, this was not reason for panic, but for celebration, because what is more fun that "popping the clutch". She also learned you can coast down a hill, enjoy the scenery, conserve gas, and have fun in a manual. Something you cannot do in an automatic. She has to honestly drive my car, pay attention to all the details, and enjoy the ride, unlike her automatic.
After 20 minutes attempting to get a person on the line with the Postal Service, the recalls I have seen on the cars, and the number of people we have put out of work letting computers do the things "people no longer want to do" I feel fairly certain we have doomed ourselves as a people.
Ownership, the government, and big business are sure computers are every bit as competent as humans. Looking at the above examples, I must disagree, as do my friends. In fact, this is so obviously a truism, most of my friends follow me rapidly when I find a company not computer driven. Is there such a place you ask. Absolutely! A couple years ago the hunt was on for a new clock radio for the bedroom. We looked everywhere and were not finding anything we really liked. So, being the cockeyed optimist I am, I place a call to Bose. After all, the most I could do was waste 20 minutes in my attempt to speak to a real person to get real answers. So, I picked up the phone and dialed the toll free number. The call was answered on the second ring, by, of all things, A Person! What a concept! Not only was the young man pleasant, he answered all my questions, many of which were technical and of an engineering nature, but once he had satisfied all of my curiosity and concerns, he asked,did I wish to purchase one. Oh, my goodness, he answered questions, over came objections, and asked for the sale. I was done!
By the way, my cat also loves the Bose Wave sitting on the headboard of our bed. All of this was accomplished without computer assistance.
Many examples of computer use and non-use. Ah, I see you think I am anti-computer. Nothing could be further from the truth; however, I do think computers have their place. Not under the hood of our cars, or taking valuable positions from our able bodied people, but for things like office work, streamlining processes, and doing what they were intended, making our lives easier. Does this mean they should be controlling our vehicles? Absolutely not! We need to scale back our dependence on computers and remember, we have able bodies and working minds that need to be exercised in order to be the best tools they can be. This will solve some of the frustration seen in the world today, give people a sense of purpose, solve some of the employment problems we have, as well as the vehicle reliability and hopefully put the service back into customer service.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Exit Strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan
Reading an editorial this morning I was amused to find the writer pontificating the reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor was they felt threatened by us. One problem with their hypothesis, we were not in their country or even remotely close. You see, the United States was still under the Monroe doctrine. This doctrine basically stated, if it didn't happen in our hemisphere, we did not get involved. At the time, the US actually did a remarkably good job of this. We are now fighting a war on two separate fronts consisting of enemies who have been fighting everyone since first recorded history.
These are sad, but true facts. A further sad, but true fact, our senior military leadership cannot divine a good exit strategy from either country. As a retiree from our military services, I have some ideas which I think my brethren in arms can get behind.
First, we get alternative energy on line in this country Immediately. This solves a looming problem, our dependence on foreign oil, and allows us to cut the Middle East loose.
Second, by getting alternative energy on line, we put more of our people back to work and bring the jobs back home.
Third, we adapt a modified Monroe doctrine. The twist, we still trade and do business with everyone except the Middle East. Any of the people from the Middle East studying in our military schools will be sent home immediately after we revoke their visas. If you are attempting to gain entry to this country by commercial airline, you will be detained as soon as you land and sent to Guantanamo Bay. No, it will not be closed, it will remain open to house the detained terrorists. Due process? No problem, they are not American citizens; therefore, civil rights do not extend to them. As long as they have three hots and a cot, clothing, and a roof over their head, we have taken care of them accordingly. Trying to fly one of your jets into our country? No problem, our military folks can always use air to air combat training.
America's dependence on foreign oil? We have the alternative energy on line; therefore, we are no longer supporting the Middle East, nor do we require their oil.
Fourth, car manufacturers bring the fuel efficiency we are capable of out in the 2011 cars and those of us with older model cars modify them to run on gasohol. This puts the farmers back to work planting and harvesting corn as well as many of our folks gainfully employed working the fields or at the distillery making gasohol.
Fifth, pull the troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. You're worried about the condition of the country? They've done most of the damage themselves, let them fix their own mess. Our troops have rebuilt plenty only to have them blow things back up.
Both countries have attacked the US. Yes, we should have solved the problem prior to 1991; however, the UN said no. We have had other opportunities; however, the sitting president either didn't see a problem or chose to turn the other cheek. We are not going to make progress in either country, we will never stop the fighting in any of the Middle Eastern countries, and the only solution this airman sees is, let them kill themselves. If they come to this side of the world again, we carry out either shooting them out of the sky or incarcerating them. Cold, yes. Analytical, absolutely. Is it a workable plan? I like to think so. Simplistic? Sometimes those are the best solutions.
These are sad, but true facts. A further sad, but true fact, our senior military leadership cannot divine a good exit strategy from either country. As a retiree from our military services, I have some ideas which I think my brethren in arms can get behind.
First, we get alternative energy on line in this country Immediately. This solves a looming problem, our dependence on foreign oil, and allows us to cut the Middle East loose.
Second, by getting alternative energy on line, we put more of our people back to work and bring the jobs back home.
Third, we adapt a modified Monroe doctrine. The twist, we still trade and do business with everyone except the Middle East. Any of the people from the Middle East studying in our military schools will be sent home immediately after we revoke their visas. If you are attempting to gain entry to this country by commercial airline, you will be detained as soon as you land and sent to Guantanamo Bay. No, it will not be closed, it will remain open to house the detained terrorists. Due process? No problem, they are not American citizens; therefore, civil rights do not extend to them. As long as they have three hots and a cot, clothing, and a roof over their head, we have taken care of them accordingly. Trying to fly one of your jets into our country? No problem, our military folks can always use air to air combat training.
America's dependence on foreign oil? We have the alternative energy on line; therefore, we are no longer supporting the Middle East, nor do we require their oil.
Fourth, car manufacturers bring the fuel efficiency we are capable of out in the 2011 cars and those of us with older model cars modify them to run on gasohol. This puts the farmers back to work planting and harvesting corn as well as many of our folks gainfully employed working the fields or at the distillery making gasohol.
Fifth, pull the troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. You're worried about the condition of the country? They've done most of the damage themselves, let them fix their own mess. Our troops have rebuilt plenty only to have them blow things back up.
Both countries have attacked the US. Yes, we should have solved the problem prior to 1991; however, the UN said no. We have had other opportunities; however, the sitting president either didn't see a problem or chose to turn the other cheek. We are not going to make progress in either country, we will never stop the fighting in any of the Middle Eastern countries, and the only solution this airman sees is, let them kill themselves. If they come to this side of the world again, we carry out either shooting them out of the sky or incarcerating them. Cold, yes. Analytical, absolutely. Is it a workable plan? I like to think so. Simplistic? Sometimes those are the best solutions.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thoughts on the TSA Versus the US Military
As you may, or may not know, I have some strong opinions regarding the TSA. As a naturalized citizen who served honorably over 20 years in the U.S. military I am continually amused by the waste of money the government spends to keep this "agency" going. Does the TSA really have any authority? Look at the folks you see screening you as you attempt to get to your flight, no weapons, no handcuffs, no indication what-so-ever they could do anything more to stop a terrorist than call for help and pray there are military personnel, or local constabulary in the area. The real humor is, if you present a military ID, a person, with minimal skills in the English language, asks for a different form of identification, like a credit card. Yes, you read that correctly, in 2005, in an attempt to return home from Orlando, Florida, I presented my retiree military ID card and the TSA agent looked at it, then back at me, and in very broken English, requested a credit card for corroboration. According to the regulations governing personal identification, the government wants proof you are a citizen and the proof must be linked to your tax payer identification number. Last time I checked, a credit card was not valid proof of citizenship and could not be linked to your TPIN.
The past week as I traveled between Maui and Anchorage, TSA again annoyed me. We all know the drill, you are not allowed to bring any liquids (think water, tea, coffee, etc) past their secuity check points. In fact, personal hygene items are limited to 3 oz containers. Any attempts to bring anything larger will result in confiscation. Imagine my surprise (and amusement) when a TSA agent approached me at the gate and asked my to remove the lid to my 32 oz. drink container (yes, horror of horrors, I purchased iced tea from Starbucks). I informed the little girl, she looked about 15 years old, it was iced tea (she watched me drink roughly 6 oz and there was less than 16 oz remaining in the container). She asked me again to remove the lid, so I did. She held a slip of litmus paper over the rim of the glass, then removed it and sprayed it with a clear liquid and, to my amazement, and obviously hers too, nothing happened. While I appreciate their tenacity to pretend they are competent and have a real job, besides that of annoying our military and retirees, I must question their true competence, and usefulness.
Over the years, successive Presidents have downsized the military to the point where they are stretched thin fighting a war on two fronts. I heard the term, "do more with less" so much during my time in the service, I wanted to scream "how much more do you think we can do with less"? Now I watch TSA pretend they are as strong and competent as our military and shake my head. They have no authority, no visible means to stop any type of threat (unless you're talking about carpet stains), they don't require they be fluent in English (the language of the United States as voted on in the first Continental Congress), and it doesn't appear they require you be a US citizen.
While I appreciate the government's attempt to "save money" by downsizing the military, creating the TSA is not the answer. The TSA may be a cheaper agency; however, they certainly are not as well trained as our military, nor do they have any hope of protecting anyone. The wiser decision would be to beef up the military, implement better training of our military members, give them the equipment needed to do the job to fulfill the mission and dismantle the TSA. Once again the government has missed the boat.
The final chuckle, a person attempted to use a TSA badge as proof of identity when they did a credit application and when they asked me if it was proper ID, I got to reply, "I'm sorry, that is not proper ID" I didn't tell them it's not linked to their TPIN and it is no better than a union badge, I just didn't have the heart.
The past week as I traveled between Maui and Anchorage, TSA again annoyed me. We all know the drill, you are not allowed to bring any liquids (think water, tea, coffee, etc) past their secuity check points. In fact, personal hygene items are limited to 3 oz containers. Any attempts to bring anything larger will result in confiscation. Imagine my surprise (and amusement) when a TSA agent approached me at the gate and asked my to remove the lid to my 32 oz. drink container (yes, horror of horrors, I purchased iced tea from Starbucks). I informed the little girl, she looked about 15 years old, it was iced tea (she watched me drink roughly 6 oz and there was less than 16 oz remaining in the container). She asked me again to remove the lid, so I did. She held a slip of litmus paper over the rim of the glass, then removed it and sprayed it with a clear liquid and, to my amazement, and obviously hers too, nothing happened. While I appreciate their tenacity to pretend they are competent and have a real job, besides that of annoying our military and retirees, I must question their true competence, and usefulness.
Over the years, successive Presidents have downsized the military to the point where they are stretched thin fighting a war on two fronts. I heard the term, "do more with less" so much during my time in the service, I wanted to scream "how much more do you think we can do with less"? Now I watch TSA pretend they are as strong and competent as our military and shake my head. They have no authority, no visible means to stop any type of threat (unless you're talking about carpet stains), they don't require they be fluent in English (the language of the United States as voted on in the first Continental Congress), and it doesn't appear they require you be a US citizen.
While I appreciate the government's attempt to "save money" by downsizing the military, creating the TSA is not the answer. The TSA may be a cheaper agency; however, they certainly are not as well trained as our military, nor do they have any hope of protecting anyone. The wiser decision would be to beef up the military, implement better training of our military members, give them the equipment needed to do the job to fulfill the mission and dismantle the TSA. Once again the government has missed the boat.
The final chuckle, a person attempted to use a TSA badge as proof of identity when they did a credit application and when they asked me if it was proper ID, I got to reply, "I'm sorry, that is not proper ID" I didn't tell them it's not linked to their TPIN and it is no better than a union badge, I just didn't have the heart.
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