Originally Posted by Tbugs

This sounds good to me. I am all for increased security.

I was in Spain several years ago when the Basque terrorists were bombing railroad stations. A friend I was travelling with was collecting empty (after drinking the beer) beer cans for his beer can collection. We arrived in Barcelona and Dave had a large box of the beer cans and they were rattling around the box. One of the National Police walked over to us - submachine gun over his shoulder - and demanded that Dave open the box on the station floor. The policeman obviously thought Dave was a little crazy for carrying empty beer cans after searching the box. No harm done, though. Dave went to the post office and mailed them home.

A few days after that, Basque terrorists bombed that very train station and several people were killed. I applaud that policeman for having the sense to check out a possible terrorist when he stopped Dave.

If disembarkation searches can be done in the USA, good for the USA. Same thing with freight trucks. Follow them when they come across the Canadian or Mexican boarders for possible terrorist activities. If there is a reason to suspect the truck, stop and search the truck!

If a police officer or VIPR team has reason to suspect a car travelling on the Interstate - stop and search the car!

Bleeding heart liberals like RichieLion will not like my statement of, "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear from a search." Richie's tag line may have been applicable 250 years ago but this is a different world than 1759.