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DHS Budget Includes No New Airport Body Scanners

Posted by Soulskill on from the read-my-x-rayed-lips dept.

OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center has been examining the White House's proposed budget for Department of Homeland Security for 2013, and they point out that it doesn't include any money for additional airport body scanners for TSA. Did the recent scandal involving TSA workers targeting women for scans make the White House realize that TSA is a national embarrassment? Does the executive branch finally understand the questionable safety and effectiveness of these devices? Or does DHS just think it has enough scanners once TSA installs the 250 new scanners in this year's budget?"

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  1. Progress by CelticWhisper · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a step in the right direction, though if you ask me only the full, outright abolition of this pathetic, unconstitutional joke of an agency qualifies as "enough." It'll be "fun" to see what kind of tantrum Chief Molester Pistole throws about being denied his latest batch of toys. Here's hoping Congress tells him to shut up and be thankful he got any money at all. Why they don't just strip all funding from TSA at this point is beyond me.

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  2. Not good enough by Baloroth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The new DHS budget should include no money for the TSA, period. The whole organization is an ineffective, Constitutional-rights breaking embarrassment and a waste of money.

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  3. National Embarassment? by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seriously? In a country where reality TV is king and our presedential candidates are in the pockets of corporations, the last thing the US cares about is embarrassment.

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  4. Reasoning? by JobyOne · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or does DHS just think it has enough scanners once TSA installs the 250 new scanners in this year's budget?

    Probably that one. It's not like they're going to --GASP-- spend less money by not buying full body scanners. They're just going to spend that money on other stupid stuff.

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  5. Re:not needed by saleenS281 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Basic horse riding is pretty trivial and could be learned in an afternoon with additional solo practice after the fact. Training/taming a horse on the other hand, is the real problem.

  6. Re:I doubt you can get rid of it by blackpaw · · Score: 4, Insightful

    short of a complete takeover by Republicans

    Eh? It was republicans that created the TSA.