25 million soldiers killed in WWI & WWII combined.

Lenin (European communist) killed 4 million people.

Stalin (European communist) killed between 19 million and 27 million people. His purges were responsible for a lot of the deaths but also he ordered starvation of Ukrainians which resulted in millions of death and a lot of cases of cannibalism.

Mao (Asian communist) - anywhere from 30 million to 55 million killed. During the Cultural Revolution, enemies of the state were often killed and eaten. Yes, look it up.

Hitler (European fascist) killed 12 million.

Ottoman Empire (Europe & Asia) killed between 1 and 2 million Armenians.

I can go on and on but I'm getting sick of typing so I'll omit Bosnia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, etc. Morale of the story, war sucks, but governments kill more people than even war.

Well, maybe they'll use the Kindle to read books on 20th century history. :)

A high-ranking source inside the TSA has revealed that a gun went undetected through an airport body scanner.

Mythbusters Adam Savage Tears Into Body Scanners.

My girlfriend has an uncle who is a TSA screener.

All the crap you hear in the news is way overblown from actual procedures and policy.

Indeed.

And millions of unreasonable searches and seizures every day are still millions of unreasonable searches and seizures every day.

OK, how's this? Get rid of the TSA entirely. Save us taxpayers money (it's not just about flying, the government has become too freaking big and it's bankrupting us. Do you have any idea how much we're paying on INTEREST on debt alone?)

Then turn it back over to the airports, as it was before. Studies have already shown the TSA accomplishes nothing other than wasting traveling time and taxpayer money.

Americans have no idea how bad the situation with the deficit is. If I were in power, the first thing I'd do is to start cutting agencies and the TSA would be numero uno on my chopping block.

Again.. tell me how flying on airlines are a right?

It is a method of transportation that is regulated like any other method of transportation.. just like licensing your car or paying a toll.. it is aspect of the regulations of flying and an attempt at keeping those travels safe.

Now it is completely debatable if the measures offer much protection in reality.. but I don't see how it is infringing upon your rights when you purchase a ticket to travel upon any of the airlines that fly into regulated airspace.

Now we have someplace in this thread talked about why they are regulated.. the history behind it. That there is debatable as well.

But the teeth of this rights argument in my mind are lost when you agree (purchase) an agreement to fly from point A to point B.

An trust me.. I personally have it rougher than the average person when it comes to security checkpoints at the airport.

And I despise it just like anyone else.. but I happen to believe that this mode of travel is more delicate than other methods of travel and has the ability to do more damage both to those upon the craft and those on the ground than any other method of travel.

And I believe that it should have some measures of additional security to it.. however I do believe some measure currently are overboard.

But I fail to see how it infringes upon a right when you agree to those measures when you decide to purchase a ticket.