US Homeland Security recorded what book I was reading as I crossed the border

[The Straight Story]

US Homeland Security recorded what book I was reading as I crossed the border

In direct violation of the Privacy Act, which states that federal agencies shall not record the how citizens use their First Amendment rights (unless specifically instructed to do so by statute), the US Department of Homeland Security recorded in my permanent dossier that as I flew into San Francisco from London, I had "many small flashlights with pot leaves on them. He had a book entitled 'Drugs And Your Rights'. " Images of the flashlight and the book are above.

The Gestapo cared what works of philosophy you were reading. So did the Stasi. Those of you who live in free countries may find it a bit hard to understand why any populace wouldn't tear to bits any bureaucrats that would take away the fundamental right to read whatever you like without it being used to determine how your government treats you as you cross borders or travel within your own country.

Every country tells its citizens, and the world at large, that it is a "free country". The USSR had a constitution with a bill of rights much like that of the USA. Just as in the USA, those rights were not enforced and not enforceable.

The United States is not a free country. Only when the DHS is dissolved, disbanded, disempowered, and disrespected will there be any prayer of freedom.

Those of you in free countries may like to read the book that DHS found so interesting, or meet the Rutgers professor of philosophy, Douglas Husak who wrote it. You may even want to carry a small, useful keychain flashlight advocating for "Freedom of Thought". Freedom of thought needs more advocates.

http://www.toad.com/gnu/

[valerief]

1. We are the USAR now and only five years from waiting in long lines for toilet paper. nt

[panader0]

2. If you had had the time, you should have thrown a fit

got on the news, etc. This is bullshit by the Fatherland Security. They should just stick to their color code. After all the money spent on Homeland Security, what have they done? ZIP!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. This is NO LONGER a free country

and as Naomi Wolf has remarked many folks are self censoring these days when flying

[Orwellian_Ghost]

4. Homeland sweet Homeland

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. You just love to "poke the skunk" don't you? n/t

[The Straight Story]

7. it wasn't me

:)

[kedrys]

6. I had to go back through the lines to drop off my rental truck

in Williston, VT, 6 miles south of Burlington. My sister had her passport and was driving her car with Quebec plates on it, and didn't catch any flak. My brother-in-law only had his driver's license, and he had to field a few questions. I had my birth certificate and my green card, and I had to explain under which circumstances I acquired said green card. The s.o. didn't make the trip because we're all paranoid a 6-month visitor's visa from Canada wouldn't be enough to be allowed back.

They inspected the empty truck. They probably strip-searched the car trailer too.

[williesgirl]

8. This is bullshit and must stop. DHS must be disbanded Jan 22, 2009.

Put them back into the correct groups and managed them. Make them follow our Constitution and Bill of Rights. rec'd