Travel over thanksgiving holiday may have discourse in airports

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POSTED: Monday, November 22, 2010 - 4:59am

UPDATED: Monday, November 22, 2010 - 12:47pm

CHICAGO (AP) -- As if air travel over the Thanksgiving holiday isn't tough enough, it could be even worse this year:  Airports might see even more disruptions because of a loosely organized Internet boycott of full-body scans.

Even if only a small percentage of passengers participate, experts say it could mean longer lines, bigger delays and hotter tempers.

The protest called National Opt-Out Day is scheduled for Wednesday to coincide with the busiest travel day of the year.

Participants are being urged to decline the scans, which take as little as 10 seconds. Instead, they would have to undergo a full pat-down, which takes much longer.  That could cause a cascade of delays at dozens of major airports.

Not all airports have the machines. And not all travelers are selected for scans.

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This has NOTHING to do with security and everything to do with advancing obama's subjugation of the American people.

He is forcing acceptance of perversion, i.e. same sex sexual groping, and a mindset that the government knows all; which any sane and thinking person recognizes as patently absurd!!

IF it was about security; any muslim or person with a middle-eastern background or connection would be subjected to intense scrutiny before being allowed to fly.

That's a bunch of bull. If they need to do this to keep me safe then go for it. It's bad enough you have to worry about the plane coming down from mechanical issues. If you don't have anything to hide then why not take 10 seconds to scan down.

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