How to make a Freedom Bag

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Robert J. Berger" <[email protected]>
Date: September 30, 2006 12:55:46 AM EDT
To: Dewayne Hendricks <[email protected]>, David Farber  
<[email protected]>
Subject: How to make a Freedom Bag

  http://www.kiphawleyisanidiot.com/
Ryan Bird is a middle-aged guy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He's a  
frequent flyer, racking-up over 125,000 miles a year traveling on  
behalf of his company.

On the 26th of September, when the TSA lifted their utterly moronic  
total ban on liquids in favor of a mind-numbingly idiotic policy  
requiring travelers to carry only "travel-size toiletries (3 ounces  
or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip- 
top bag", Ryan had enough.

Before heading-off to Milwaukee's General Mitchell International  
Airport, Ryan loaded-up his Ziploc™ bag with toiletries, but not  
before writing (TSA Director) "Kip Hawley Is An Idiot" on the bag  
with a black magic marker. For exercising his First Amendment rights,  
Ryan Bird found himself detained by TSA and local law enforcement for  
25 minutes. (You can read Ryan's full account of the incident.)

There are a number of reasons why a reasonable person would think  
that Kip Hawley is in fact, an idiot. It has been demonstrated that  
making a binary bomb on a plane belongs in the realm of Hollywood  
fiction rather than threat-based fact, yet Kip Hawley continues to  
harass his fellow Americans with an absurd theater of ID checks, shoe  
removal, and now Ziploc™ 'security'. Meanwhile, serious security  
concerns are ignored: air cargo is not screened and there is still no  
point-to-point baggage matching.

Stopping terrorism does not mean giving up our basic rights. Don't  
give in to idiots who seek to abuse their position.

Would you like to tell TSA chief Kip Hawley your opinions on his  
latest stupid security policies? Email him at [email protected]  
and share your views!

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How to Make a Freedom Bag

You'll need:
• a one quart-sized Ziploc™ style bag
• a black indelible ink marker
1. Removing the cover of the magic marker, write, "Kip Hawley Is An  
Idiot" on one side of the quart-sized bag.

2. Fill with toiletries of a size 3 ounces or less.

3. Congratulations, you're done!

When you go through your next TSA checkpoint, place the bag in the  
gray security bin with the message side showing. You'll join the  
ranks of fine Americans like Ryan Bird, for whom the US Constitution  
is more than a piece of paper.



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