We all toe a fine line sometimes.  Accidently infringe on personal liberties.  The travel industry has changed so much during the short time I’ve been involved with GoGalavanting.  The blogging world has changed.  Bloggers aren’t looked upon as silly people scribbling in online journals but serious, go-to people for news and information.

As a contributor for two different online magazines, I get solications, press releases, odd emails, and the like from tons of people….some creditable and some not.  I don’t post everything I get but they are a source of information and generally I don’t hide my source…but I’m not really an investigative reporter.  With all eyes on the travel industry- especially airport / airline security I think the goverment in being reactive instead of proactive.

Two travel bloggers have been subpoenaed over posting TSA security directives – Fishing With Fish Steven Frischling and Elliot.org Chris Elliot.  So far Steven have complied with the TSA and Chris has submitted an objection… it waits to be seen what will happen next.

I read a quote by Thomas Jefferson that says “When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when thegovernment fears the people, there is liberty.”  I just don’t get this reactive mentality. Yes we need to ensure this doesn’t happen again but making people fear flying, fear traveling, fear blogging – this is not progress or change!