On July 15, 2011, the DC Circuit Court of appeals ruled in EPIC v. DHS, No. 10-1157 that the TSA's failure to conduct a public notice and comment rulemaking was a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court ordered the agency to undertake a public notice and comment rulemaking.
As American citizens, we believe in the rule of law, individual liberty, and open governance.
We thus hereby petition the Executive Branch of the United States to:
(1) Compel DHS and the TSA to conduct public notice and comment on the use of body scanners in Airports
(2) Publicly acknowledge the court's ruling on whitehouse.gov
By doing so, the Executive Branch would commit to its promises of more transparent government, show its commitment to the rule of law, and begin a much needed debate.