Then they came for....

The TSA is seeking medical records from the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration, so that it can scour them for "mental defectives" -- which they don't really define -- which can be placed on the "no-fly" list. The TSA also says this is just the beginning, as they plan to add "two new data sources per year."

I have two reactions.

The first is outrage. Veterans serve our country at great risk to their lives and health -- including their mental health. To have the possibility of someone being placed on the no-fly zone because of mental health issues, when those arose because of service to our country, is a disgrace.

The other reaction is fear.

I am bipolar. I am also the wife of a federal employee, and my medical insurance is provided by a contractor to the federal government. How soon before the TSA has my medical records? This year the veterans, next year the federal employees?

I can't even begin to go into why this is crap. I'm too upset.

People have been fighting for years to work on eradicating the belief that equates mental illness with violence. Obviously, we haven't gotten very far, at least not with the idiots in Washington.

And don't tell me I'm being paranoid. I'm not. Not given these fuckers. My best hope is that it will prove administratively impossible.