>We've been a "free" country for so long that the new measures are not >something we're used to & many find them upsetting. Actually, the US has had more stringent measures, and longer check-in waits, than Europe as long as I've been flying back and forth. I found them bad enough before. > I'm Very Sorry anybody thinks these measures are anything but necessary. > But you know what, you all need to reread the post below. If my showing up > at Logan 2 & 1/2 hours before my flight so they can check my rectum for C4, > I'll do it without a complaint. To quote Ben Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Tom P.S. None of the 9/11 hijackers was carrying anything that was not permitted.