Balance of Civil Liberties and Security

Random Fate has a good discussion of the balance of civil liberties versus security. This time the tension is with the searches in the NY subway system.

My position: We need to protect our inalienable rights of freedom. Riding the subway is not a right; it is a service you pay for and if to keep that service open you have to allow searches then either consent to be searched or do not use the subway.

An example of an inalienable right is the right to own property. The Supreme Court took that away from us  in the last few weeks by allowing the Government to take your land to give to someone else. That is a major right being trampled on that needs review.