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From El Reg:
I think this one makes the list. In fact, I just submitted it (follow the link above to see how to submit nominations to the contest).
Here’s part of the Local Rag said about this one today:
And the suspicion remains that the plan is mostly about show and cost; less heavy-handed, but more expensive steps could provide equal security (understanding that no site like this in the middle of bustling, major city will ever be totally secure from threat).
The more you hear about the plan the worse it gets. The Park Service plans to convert much of the Supreme Court building – commonly known as Old City Hall – into a room where visitors are marched through metal detectors. That’s a disgrace. “Serious desecration” is the appropriate description given this plan by IMBARC, the Independence Mall Business and Residents Coalition.
This is the moment – five years after 9/11, with no credible threats to the historic brick structures or the Liberty Bell – to reassess notions about security around Independence Park.
Behind a fence.
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, it’s 1984 all over again.
