That fun loving group called The Department of Homeland Security has sent a mobile X-ray truck to Cape May, New
Jersey in an “experimental” program to invade…I mean to look into the empty cars of drivers waiting to board a ferry to
Delaware.
This latest transformation of the country into a paranoid state (why aren?t they X-raying cargo containers?) is due
to the fact that even though law enforcement can?t use a similar device on our homes without a search warrant, the
United States Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that ??Obviously in border searches the government is given a much broader
leeway than elsewhere.? Quick question?what border exists between New Jersey and Delaware that needs protecting? And
why are they screening cars leaving New York instead of entering it?
As of now the scanning is voluntary since this is still an experiment. So the government will surely catch those
terrorists that allow them to search their vehicles. The deputy director of the Transportation Security Administration
said a decision for making the inspections compulsory hasn?t been made, yet. But added that the new device could be
used to scan cars in any setting. Like toll booths, drive thru windows?oh sorry I?m getting paranoid now. Interestingly
enough the device only costs $600. So at least
we know the government isn?t wasting billions of tax dollars on this. But the least they could do is set a few of these
$600 jobs up at our ports where thousands of containers come in from foreign countries every day.