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what this guy did at the TSA security checkpoint seems far more effective than voting I would agree that's effective, but civil disobedience is just different

what this guy did at the TSA security checkpoint seems far more effective than voting I would agree that's effective, but civil disobedience is just different than voting. I was not denigrating the OP's effort in any way; in fact I find it commendable (much more so than Tyner who took a similar position but was too combative and rude). My point is simply that if we Americans don't like TSA's policies we can do something about it. We can opt-out, we can complain, we can get media attention, but most of all, we can vote. Our complaints wouldn't mean much if we couldn't vote.

gaelian 16y ago
> I was not denigrating the OP's effort in any way Sorry if it seemed line I was implying this. I didn't mean to. > but most of all, we can vote. I guess this sentiment is what I was replying to, though. I'm starting to think that beyond a certain threshold of imposition on one's personal liberties, voting - while surely important - is no longer "most of all" what we should be doing. But I guess you American's have to decide what that threshold is for yourselves. Hopefully it won't be too much further past where you are currently... you're setting a bad precedent for the rest of us. :)