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tptacek on Nov 9, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Two New Fed GPS Trackers Found on SUV

How sure are you about the way the TSA staffs checkpoints?

sarchertech on Nov 9, 2011 [–]

If you mean their highway checkpoints, I'm not sure about that, but you said

>One of the biggest problems with the TSA is that they're not a real law enforcement agency; they're lowest-bidder contractors and subcontractors

You didn't say there are some TSA contractors, you said they are all contractors and subcontractors.

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