Don’t worry. They think you’re a terrorist too, if you have a cell phone.
Today, I reluctantly visited the Social Security Administration (SSA). Reluctant is an understatement. I’ve been married for a year and a half now and I finally decided to brave the bureacracy to change my name. I’ve been going by my husband’s last name since day one. Now I’m making it legal.
While I was waiting, I decided to pull out my iPhone and Twitter, read Fox News, check my email, etc. After about 5-10 minutes a security guard came up to me.
Security Guard: You can’t use your phone.
Me: Why?
Security Guard: Homeland security. You can’t use iPhones or Blackberries because you can use them to set off a bomb.
Me (sarcastically): Yeah, that’s what I bought it for.
Security Guard: laughs
I’m sure it sucks for the Security Guard to have to tell people to put away their cell phones, insinuating they might be terrorists. At least he had a sense of humor about it. You can get arrested for making the sarcastic comment that I did.
Here’s why the rule is so stupid:
- No bags are checked entering the building.
- There are no metal detectors.
- Parking spots line the front of the building.
- You don’t need to be inside the SSA to detonate a bomb - even with a cell phone.
What pisses me off most is that this stupid rule came from Republicans. I’ve been a Republican for years b/c I’m a conservative. But recently, with Republican politicians all over the place on their platform, it’s made little sense to keep the “R” on my voter registration card.
But switching to Democrat is not the answer either. While Republicans are overprotective, Democrats are not protective enough when it comes to national security. But they flip the switch and become overprotective when it comes to private property, education, taxation, etc.
No, I’m unequivocally independent.
And I invite you to join me - even my liberal cohorts. Because I know you, too, have been disappointed in your party. We need to free ourselves of platforms. We need better debates in this country. We need better candidates.
Let’s make the politicians work harder for our vote. Let’s not make up our minds so hastily - and for crying out loud - let’s get the donkeys and elephants out of Washington and put some humans there instead!
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“put some humans there instead!”
Oh, if only there was such a thing anymore. Humans and Politicians apparently cannot co-exist within the same body - or at least not for long after being exposed to the political machine.
Call me what you will, but my youthful attempts at ousting donkeys and elephants long ago, only led me to understand what a waste of time that was. I wish it weren’t the case, but it seems that one must always flip a coin, and hope that one chooses the lesser of however many evils there may be running for office at any one time.
I’d be happy to be proved wrong of course, so go for it, if you feel the need. I’ll be cheering you on.
In the meantime, dance.
Here, here!! I got my Ipod confiscated at the City County office building in downtown Indy last year while going through their metal detectors (but NOT my phone)…and yet I can walk in off the street into the state Capitol building and there’s NO security. Apparently terrorists are now using music as a form of torture and that’s why Ipods are being taken versus phones in some buildings.
@DazzlinDonna - well, i’ve come full circle. I started out Independent, then I was Republican and worked in politics for a while, but now i’m back to Indie.
It’s not that I have to throwaway my vote. I don’t have any pipe dreams about indie candidates anytime soon.
But change has to start somewhere. Real change. Not the fake Obama kind.
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