I Have a Question

I wonder—how much of TSA's job is protecting us from terrorism and how much is fighting drugs? I don't have an answer, but I do have suspicions. Frankly, I am willing to go through all the indignities of boarding an airplane—removing shoes, computers, and little bottles of lotion—to fight terrorism, but not to further advance our failed "war" on drugs. TSA was sold to us as an antiterrorist organization. It cost a fortune in time, money, and hassle. It collects massive amounts of information about citizens. It extends the power of guvmint over citizens. To what extent is it antiterrorist and to what extent antidrug? I would love to get the answer to my question, but frankly don't know where to search for the answer. Some have told me to ask the guvmint. Hey, that's the group I suspect of overstepping its bounds in the first place. Why would they tell me the truth? "But Ralph," some say, "don't you trust the guvmint?" Nope. Do any of you know the answer to my question? We'd love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.