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To: Gordon A. Langston who wrote (198358)	10/31/2001 11:59:25 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 769670

You raise an interesting point ... if baggage handlers at airports are federalized, then why not other occupations also in the front line of the so-called War on Terrorism? The first thing that sprung to my mind when the bill was proposed was expanding the Postal Service to provide this service. Re: "Federalizing doesn't imply competency or loyalty." No, but if these workers are going to be held accountable to strict federal standards, then why even bother with a for-profit company serving as a middle man? Bottom line is the Senate voted 100-0 to federalize these workers, and now the wacko faction of the Republican Party led by Armey and DeLay is trying to politicize this to further its own warped right-wing agenda. (I don't believe my wife ever had to take a loyalty oath to teach school. )