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Gov. Rick Perry announced he had added legislation that would make it illegal for TSA agents to engage in intrusive touching at airports security checkpoints without probable cause to the list of items for the legislature to consider during the special session.
The measure had previously failed to pass in the Texas Senate after the Justice Department wrote a scathing memo against the bill that threatened legal action against the state and the bill became enmeshed in Senate politics.
There are questions about what affect the legislation might have since airport security is a federal matter.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who was accused of lobbying against the bill in May said he was pleased by Perrys decision.
Im very pleased that Governor Perry agreed to add this legislation to his Special Session call, Dewhurst said. Addressing unreasonable and unlawful searches of innocent travelers by some TSA employees is an issue that affects all Texans who use air travel, and it should not wait until next Session.
Perry adds anti-groping bill to special session | Texas Politics | a Chron.com blog
Well, Perry just lost any chance he had of getting MY support for a Presidential run.
Go Texas! This is just the first state to push back against the unconstitutional searches TSA is conducting at airports. Utah will be following suit in their next session. The federal government needs to be reminded that they work for us and that we aren't their subjects.
Gov. Rick Perry announced he had added legislation that would make it illegal for TSA agents to engage in intrusive touching at airports security checkpoints without probable cause to the list of items for the legislature to consider during the special session.
The measure had previously failed to pass in the Texas Senate after the Justice Department wrote a scathing memo against the bill that threatened legal action against the state and the bill became enmeshed in Senate politics.
There are questions about what affect the legislation might have since airport security is a federal matter.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who was accused of lobbying against the bill in May said he was pleased by Perrys decision.
Im very pleased that Governor Perry agreed to add this legislation to his Special Session call, Dewhurst said. Addressing unreasonable and unlawful searches of innocent travelers by some TSA employees is an issue that affects all Texans who use air travel, and it should not wait until next Session.
Perry adds anti-groping bill to special session | Texas Politics | a Chron.com blog
Michigan also considers criminalizing 'intrusive' searches by airport screeners... We need to take this nation back and remove the false BS that is taking place in the name of "Security"
Well goody. Is he going to extend that to Law Enforcement Officers?
And you do know that searches are in lieu of going through scanners. Now people will either be forced to go through scanners or not fly?
Because flying isn't a right. It's a service. And airlines have the "right" to refuse service.
It's pretty sad that in order for us to accept this "service" we must either be subjected to a fuckload of radiation or be molested...
Michigan also considers criminalizing 'intrusive' searches by airport screeners... We need to take this nation back and remove the false BS that is taking place in the name of "Security"
The moment these states start demanding that law-abiding gun owners be allowed to carry concealed weapons onto planes I'll be more than happy to back criminalization of "intrusive" searches by the TSA.
UNTIL THEN, since the TSA sees fit to remove from ME the RIGHT to carry a weapon for my own defense, I will in no way support ANYONE complaining about the TSA restricting their RIGHT to privacy. The moment they disarm me, they become liable for ENSURING my safety beyond ANY reasonable doubt. I've already noted my preference for the system which should be used.
Well goody. Is he going to extend that to Law Enforcement Officers?
And you do know that searches are in lieu of going through scanners. Now people will either be forced to go through scanners or not fly?
Because flying isn't a right. It's a service. And airlines have the "right" to refuse service.
It's pretty sad that in order for us to accept this "service" we must either be subjected to a fuckload of radiation or be molested...
I believe you are talking about Air Marshals who are armed as well as the cabin crew who are armed. You have utterly no safety with TSA doing anything other then assaulting children and old people for no reason....are you really afraid of the 6 year old sitting next to you?
I believe you are talking about Air Marshals who are armed as well as the cabin crew who are armed. You have utterly no safety with TSA doing anything other then assaulting children and old people for no reason....are you really afraid of the 6 year old sitting next to you?
Until there is an Air Marshal and an armed pilot on EVERY domestic flight, they may as well not be on any flight, in my mind. They are a good START to the process, but I still prefer to be prepared to defend myself.
If that 6 year old is of Middle Eastern descent, I will definitely be keeping an eye on him; but I'm as concerned with the drunk guy in 4C who won't shut the hell up, and the couple back in 16A/B who have been arguing since they showed up at the game an hour ago, and especially the guy in 6B who is wearing the cargo pants, and has been back to the bathroom 3 times already. I don't trust ANYONE who I do not personally know.
Would you folks rather be groped occasionally, or strip-searched, strapped into a straitjacket, and secured in a 5-point harness in your seat for the flight EVERY SINGLE TIME; because that's MY preference on how to secure these aircraft.
Well goody. Is he going to extend that to Law Enforcement Officers?
And you do know that searches are in lieu of going through scanners. Now people will either be forced to go through scanners or not fly?
Because flying isn't a right. It's a service. And airlines have the "right" to refuse service.
Living in fear your entire life has got to be a huge downer for you.
TSA is doing nothing for your safety you do understand that if a Muslim shows up at the gate they will more then likely pass them through with no screening to avoid offending them yet they will strip search little Suzy who just turned 4 for your "safety" Do you feel better now?
Because flying isn't a right. It's a service. And airlines have the "right" to refuse service.
