I won't try to speak for SewTexas, but as I see it, why not do both:mamabearCali wrote:SewTexas wrote:so here's the question, you say you need to go shopping once in a while...why would you need to go to a mall where they would conceivably set up such 'check points' ?
other options:
strip centers; actually becoming more popular, safer (not so much of a 'target' as far as terrorism and such goes)
shop online for brands and sizes you are familiar with
shop local
shop etsy, and such, you get one of a kind, you support mostly stay at home moms trying to make a buck
So your solution is "don't like it--don't shop in malls" Really? Instead of trying to stop the TSA's illegal actions by doing what we can (writing congressmen/senators/state officials and opposing in legal manners this breach of our God given rights) your suggestion is avoid those places where they could be conceivably set up.
You know I remember a poem that went like this "First they came for the Jews, but I was not a jew." We could rewrite it and say "First they came for the airports, but I did not fly. Then they came to the train stations, but I don't take trains. Then they came to the bus stations, so I drove my own car instead. Then they came to the malls, so I shopped online. Finally they came to my door....." Right now we are 3/4 of the way through that little poem.
If I want to go to a local mall and shop I should be able to do so without having my kids and I receiving prison style pat downs. I do not live my life in fear of a terrorist attack, those who do should stay home.
- Contact the legislative critters behind the intrusion in our lives that leads to more searches, and
- Boycott the malls and other places where there is a "search" required for entry. Then tell them so when you spend money elsewhere - hit them where their bottom line is, and maybe that will pressure them to change. You've got a better chance of encouraging a change if you don't support the trampling of your rights by rewarding them with your money.