Biometrics at the Statue of Liberty

gurps_npc writes "There is an interesting CNN article about the Statue of Liberty finally opening again (it was closed since 9/11 for security reasons). They have increased security to 'airport levels', and offer lockers for people to rent, partly to keep those incredibly dangerous objects like swiss army knives away from the fragile Statue of Liberty. But instead of keys, the lockers use fingerprint readers to open and close (approximately one reader for every 50 lockers)." The article notes that the design was dictated by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Liberty?!

[thedogcow]

Okay, so one enters the Statue of "Liberty" only to have all liberties removed apon entering said establishment?! Hmmm.

Re:Fine, but acknowledge Clinton sucked ass, too

[crimethinker]

There is a big difference between taking away tax cuts from the wealthy, and taking away all American's civil liberties

Yeah, one comes before the other.

It's not about money, it's about control. Hillary was talking about money, yes, but it comes from what appears to be her core philosophy that the State knows better than the Individual. First, money. Then, private healthcare. After that, the right of self-defense (and the ability to effectively defend). If she gets her way, we will eventually all report to work in state-owned factories, and receive goods in whatever quantity the state deems appropriate - "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

No thanks.

-paul

Re:Fine, but acknowledge Clinton sucked ass, too

[crimethinker]

Point by point, even though we're off-topic by now.

1. I don't like what Bush has done with the deficit either. He should have been publicly flogged for signing the Prescription Drug Benefit, among other things. You are correct that a deficit is essentially another way of taking everybody's money, and that it must be brought under control. The solution, though, is NOT to spend more money on point 2. How about "don't tax and don't spend"?

2. How can you talk about "national health care" right after you've pointed out how dreadful the deficit is? Where will all the monyey come from? Does it grow on trees? And I seem to remember something about Hillarycare that involved what amounted to forcible conscription of doctors - if you didn't work for the government's single payer system, you couldn't practice medicine. All doctors were to become government property.

3. Yes, I'm talking about guns, including an AR-15, and no, not to hunt, either. My pistol is for the defense of my person, and if you'd had three gang members "ask" to "borrow" money, you'd carry one, too. An AR-15 is a fine weapon useful for all sorts of lawful purposes, including the one laid out at the very beginning of the Declaration of Independence. Wish I could own one, but the communists in charge of the Peoples' Republic of Kalifornia feel too threatened by a law-abiding population owning any sort of useful weapon. The 2nd amendment is what makes the other 9 count; take away the peoples' ability to defend themselves against an oppressive government, and the government will only grow more oppressive.

I didn't cite Russia in the mid 20th century, though that was one implementation of communism with my cited end results. The point is that Hillary and her ilk share too many ideals with the communists, and we're headed towards HER vision of what the US should look like: government controls everything, and the subjects obey.

Remember, the government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away. Which is why the solution to point #1 (the deficit) is for government to do LESS. Stick to what the Constitution delegated to the federal government, and watch wasteful spending vanish nearly overnight.

If you would like lower deficits, national health care, and restriction of guns, may I suggest that you move to Great Britain? You don't even have to learn a new language, other than "please Mr. Mugger, don't shoot me, here have my wallet." Violent crime has skyrocketed since guns were completely banned. A man who shot a violent robber was refused parole because "he continues to pose a danger to burglars."

-paul