> Security to be bolstered at building housing governor's office > State employees with identification cards will be able to bypass the > X-ray > machines and metal detectors, Bayless said. > > "A safe and secure work environment is a basic requirement necessary to > conduct the day to day activities of state government. Our visitors, > employees and elected officials expect and deserve the best level of > security possible," Bayless' memo said. But in view of the first paragraph, the second is a foolish boast. Consider the following incident: "Unaware that his killer had marked him for death, Councilman Davis actually escorted him into City Hall as a guest, and neither man passed through the metal detectors that are posted outside the building. For many years, we have extended that courtesy to all elected officials, but from now on and without exception, everyone who works at or visits City Hall, including me, will go through the metal detectors." --NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg ( Original Article ) Ms. Bayless, you should demand (as I do) that there be no "privileged class" -- check everybody, or check nobody.