A recent poll question was whether airport pat-downs and X-rays are an overreaction or necessary to protect the flying public.

I say neither. I believe it is all about control of the masses by the systematic and escalating degrading and devaluing of the human body and spirit.

The only purpose of the “enhanced” sexual groping is to force passengers to accept the supposedly less intrusive porno-imaging X-ray machines that may or may not create or exacerbate medical problems, and may or may not become a framed photo on some pervert’s wall.

Some will say that it is I who overreact. To those, I say what parent will stand by while their tiny tots are felt up by strangers, even if in the name of security? And if they do, what is next: strip searches, body cavity searches, tattoos on our foreheads to pass unmolested?

If we stand for this, then prepare for more scoping or groping at Amtrak and metro-train stations, bus terminals, sporting events, concerts, movies, and all public gatherings and buildings.

We are told that it is for security purposes, but if that were so, why are our borders left open for terrorists to come across, with no scoping or groping, and possibly with shoulder launched Stinger missiles, grenade launchers, or dirty bomb components strapped on their backs? While TSA is searching your toddler’s underwear – for what?

No, it is NOT about security, and even if it were, Benjamin Franklin advised that, “They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or security.”

Finally, I say, follow the money. Al Gore and others made millions of dollars from the man-made global warming scam. Now, ask who is making the big money from the airport porno-imaging machines coming soon to a place near you? It should require no stretch of the imagination to believe that they are the very persons in charge of the program or advocates of the program.