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DHS Still Stonewalling On Body Scanning Ruling One Year Later
OverTheGeicoE writes "About a year ago, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on EPIC v. DHS, a lawsuit that sought to end TSA's use of body scanners. The Court found that DHS violated federal law by not seeking public comment before using body scanners as a primary search method. They ordered TSA to take public comment on its body scanning policy but did not require TSA to suspend its use of the scanners during the comment period. Several months later nothing had been done yet. One year later TSA has still done nothing, and even EPIC, the original plaintiff, seems to have given up. Others have apparently picked up the torch, however. Jim Harper, director of information policy studies at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, has posted a piece on Ars Technica about TSA's violation of the court order. He also started a petition on Whitehouse.gov asking TSA to comply with the order. An earlier petition ended with a non-response from TSA Administrator John Pistole. Will the latest petition fare any better, even in an election year?"
Body scanners are expensive. THey cost us tax dollars. Not only is the fact of their cost taking from other more worthy projects our society could invest in, but also the rich hording cash or idle assets hurts our progress. This is why, as a society, we need to LEGALLY justify CONFISCATING Bill Gates' money to fund much needed programs and research. We need it for our seniors' pacemakers, the poor's appliance needs, and researching WHAT to do with Martian soil once we are able to land a person on it with a mass spec device. The fact that Bill Gates is allowed to keep all those billions is itself A CRIME and we are condemned to HELL for it!