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Sansfear  3 stars
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This could get interesting. Apparently it is still developing.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/23/report-tsa-detains-sen-rand-paul-in-nashville/

"Sen. Rand Paul’s chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller the Senator “was detained by the TSA after their scanner had an ‘anomaly’ on the first scan.”

“He offered to go through again,” Stafford said in an email. “The TSA said he could only have a full body pat down. He would not consent to it. He offered to go through the scanner again. The situation is ongoing.”

Sen. Rand Paul has previously referred to the TSA’s use of full body pat downs as the “universality of insult,” and he called on the agency to end the tactic."
ZigmundZag  4 stars
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Damn, I'm not sure which side to root for here.

 

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Abaddon_Ambrosius  4 stars
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ZigmundZag posted:

Damn, I'm not sure which side to root for here.

 

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-Espiritu-  2 stars
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this is a clear violation of the Constitution Section 1 Article 6.


in regards to the Senators and Representatives:


Constitution of the United States of America posted:

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
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Registered: 2001-5-7 23:53:38
The TSA and everything it represents needs to DIAF.
Sansfear  3 stars
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TSA is claiming that he was never detained, but that he was escorted out by law enforcement after being refused entry to the secured area.
Bowlartz  1 star
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He was never detained.

You have no right to fly on a plane.

 

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NuEM  4 stars
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That kind of fascism needs to stop.

 

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Kjarhall  3 stars
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Registered: 2002-3-1 15:47:21
Bowlartz posted:

He was never detained.

You have no right to fly on a plane.



Maybe not, but it's still not what America is supposed to be about. This is the kind of stuff we make fun of when it happens in other countries. Jokes on us.

 

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Friarspam  3 stars
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In "normal" times I'd say that some flunkie at the TSA would be losing their job. This is a bit of a different deal, however.

Call me cynical, but I can see where partisan politics will turn this into some freak show. (from both sides)

 

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