Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail, which could allow you go places in half the time it takes to travel by car. For some trips, it will be faster than flying – without the pat-down. As we speak, routes in California and the Midwest are already underway.
Does Obama think this is a joke? Does he think Americans getting their junk felt up at the airport is funny? He must. He stopped as if their was a sign telling Congress to laugh just after he said it. Clearly, all the talk of how great the Constitution is was wiped out with this very comment as the TSA continues to violate Americans' Fourth Amendment right. That's right, Obama joked about the sexual molestation of millions of Americans.
What should really be pointed out is it's a lie. Obama justifies high-speed rail by telling Americans they won't have to endure the groping of genitalia now present at American airports. Who does he think he is kidding? His own Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano has already stated crackpot security teams known as the TSA who are violating Americans each day are being prepared to feel you up at a train station near you, commuter, subway, or long-distance passenger trains. To sell Americans on high-speed rail with the promise of privacy is disgraceful. In fact, it's already been documented that federal TSA troops have shown up in a bus station in Florida to grope Americans. If they are groping at a bus station you can count they will grope at train stations too.
