You know what I'm sayin'.
Posted on 05/26/2011 5:02:19 PM PDT by Kaslin
National Security: The Lone Star state's efforts to protect its citizens from the wandering hands of the federal behemoth fail as the administration says the Constitution gives it the right to touch our "junk."
Once leaders such as Patrick Henry proudly proclaimed, "Give me liberty or give me death!" Now our government offers us the choice of scanning our bodies in an arguably unsafe manner or submitting to an enhanced "pat down" usually reserved for law enforcement officers apprehending criminals.
The Texas of Gov. Rick Perry has objected — as it has in other areas of federal encroachment or neglect, such as with ObamaCare, EPA regulations, border security, etc. — that grandmothers and grandchildren flying from Dallas to Houston had to submit to this without what the courts would call "probable cause."
A bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives 138—0, HR 1937, explicitly made it a felony for a security officer to intentionally touch someone's private parts — even outside their clothing — "as a condition of travel or as a condition of entry into a public place" unless the agent could show probable cause.
The initiative was prompted in part by the widely publicized pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport of former Miss USA Susie Castillo.
Miss Castillo was fondled in a manner that suggested they were not looking for something that might bring down an aircraft. Then again, you never know when al-Qaida might start recruiting beauty queens.
The bill even gave a nod to the Fourth Amendment by prohibiting searches "that would be offensive to a reasonable person." The Fourth Amendment protects citizens "against unreasonable searches and seizures."
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If the TSA stopped flights leaving Texas, that would last about 2 days and the whole airline system would shut down. Texas should have call the dyke’s bluff.
If the TSA stopped flights leaving Texas, that would last about 2 days and the whole airline system would shut down. Texas should have called the dyke’s bluff.
The Feds don’t have the right to touch our junk and they know it.
But that doesn’t stop them, does it?
No one has the courage to stand against the Party, Citizen.
You know what I'm sayin'.
Um... you remember Mexican army actually did precisely that right?
American Airlines Headquarters, less than one mile from Dallas-Ft. Worth airport.
It certainly seems like the feds did not think this one through. Whether it actually becomes law or not, the real damage has already been done.
The feds have declared their flunky TSA agents that are into the groping thing are above any law enforcement in the State of Texas.
And little ø`bammy and the donks actually had delusions of winning Texas in 2012?
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Worse, Texas, where I thought real men lived, agrees.
I thought so too.
This time they surrendered to the modern Santa Anna Army.... The TSA.
There is nothing under current law limiting county sheriff’s powers in Texas to arrest TSA agents fondling passengers.
First, it is ipso facto sexual assault in public. Second, it is a violation of the constitutional right against unreasonable search.
Fourth amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The first thing to do is throw these jokers in the slammer. Then we can talk about additional laws.
Re: banning air travel to/from Texas, the DOJ has no power to restrict it. Nor does TSA nor Homeland Security. And if they do somehow acquire that power, we need to take it away from them.
Tall talk from your side of the desert there chief however, we won't go there.
Here in the Big Tejas we are flipping little ø'bammy's crew the bird on a regular basis. And gaining in the EC as well. That has just gotta piss off ø'bammy.
Despite the local ø-bots best efforts and holders people we will continue to do so.
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Not at the Battle of Gonzales they didn't.
I’m in California. I would expect virtually any elected official here to fold to big democrat Nazi government.
Somehow I expected more from Texas.
Don't change that dial, I suspect there is one more surprise for our Irish President ø'bammy.
The Texas Legislature has three days left in regular session.
It's not a stretch to say that the fate of the world hangs on someone saying 'NO!' to evil.
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