The President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500
12/7/2010
Mr. President:
When I was in school, we were taught that everyone was equal in this country. Everyone must follow the rules and the rules are for everyone.
Now I read that the TSA has different rules for different people. Airline pilots and flight attendants are not required to get the full body scans or the “pat down” search. The same is true for members of Congress. WHY? Are these people less likely to have some desire to harm our country? How does the TSA know?
It would have never occurred to me that a major in the U.S. Army, Nidal Hasan, would kill 12 of his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood. My point is, we never know what is going on in another’s head. To just allow certain people to avoid security, because it is inconvenient, is wrong and dangerous.
Pilots used the “harmful” excuse to get out of full body scans, but frequent flyers face the same harm, they can opt out of the scan, but not the pat downs. Make it the same for everyone.
More importantly it is NOT what this country is all about.
Mr. President, there is a cartoon I just read. It is a small child writing out his wish list for Christmas. The caption reads, “All I want for Christmas this year is the 2008 version of Obama” Sadly, that is my wish as well. Please be the President that said he would stand up for the rights for all of us.
Sincerely,
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