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Senator Rand Paul Detained by TSA at Nashville Airport
Ron Paul Facebook Page/CNN ^ | January 23, 2012 | Congressman Ron Paul/Dana Bash

Posted on 01/23/2012 7:55:54 AM PST by Timber Rattler

Edited on 01/23/2012 9:29:31 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

TSA turns away Sen. Rand Paul at airport checkpoint

From Dana Bash, CNN
updated 11:26 AM EST, Mon January 23, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sen. Rand Paul refuses a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman says
  • The Kentucky Republican sets off an alarm when he went through a scanner
  • A TSA official says Paul was "not detained" but left willingly

(CNN) -- Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at the Nashville airport Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said.

Paul went through a scanner at the airport and set off an alarm, said his spokeswoman, Moira Bagley. He wanted to go through the body scan again instead of getting a pat-down, but officers of the Transportation Security Administration refused, Bagley said.

Read more at cnn.com

Posted by Ron Paul on his Facebook page: "My son Rand is currently being detained by the TSA at the Nashville Airport. I'll share more details as the situation unfolds."



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Kentucky; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: paul; randpaul; randpauldetained; ronpaul; tsa; tsadetainsrandpaul; tsapervs
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To: Timber Rattler
So the TSA is not subject to Article 1 Section 6?

...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.

Or perhaps he breached the peace?

21 posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:10 AM PST by The Free Engineer
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To: Timber Rattler

Isn’t it against the law to detain a legislator on their way to Congress?


22 posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:24 AM PST by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The comments are on Ron Paul’s Facebook page. A pretty amazing number of posts for a very short period of time.

You just don’t do something like this to a US Senator. Very stupid for TSA.


23 posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:49 AM PST by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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To: Timber Rattler

It is his own fault.

He should have eaten that cupcake before he attempted to go through security with those fine, educated folks.


24 posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:49 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Timber Rattler
Here is a quote from Politico,

““I spoke with him five minutes ago and he was being detained indefinitely,” Paul spokesperson Moira Bagley said Monday morning.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71818.html#ixzz1kIUyMLRB

Indefinitely??? I can assure the TSA will not be able to hold the Senator indefinitely.

25 posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:58 AM PST by Sprite518
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Go to post #1 and hit the link to Ron Paul’s facebook page, you’ll see the comment count. Right now there are 2,719.


26 posted on 01/23/2012 8:09:13 AM PST by truthkeeper (Vote Against Barack Obama in 2012! (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.))
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To: starvosan

LOL. The Constitution is the enemy of the state.


27 posted on 01/23/2012 8:09:33 AM PST by VicVega (tagline is MIA)
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To: Mikey_1962

The TSA and the Obama government know no laws.


28 posted on 01/23/2012 8:10:13 AM PST by bmwcyle (I am ready to serve Jesus on Earth because the GOP failed again)
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To: truthkeeper

Wow, 2,399 comments in 38 minutes.

WHERE?


29 posted on 01/23/2012 8:10:41 AM PST by faucetman ( Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Rich21IE
Uh... this is RAND Paul, Kentucky Senator, not RON Paul, the Texas Congressman and perennial presidential candidate.

The plate in your own head might need degaussing. /s

30 posted on 01/23/2012 8:11:59 AM PST by newzjunkey (Next up "winner-take-all" FL ... we must derail Romney's inevitability.)
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To: The Free Engineer

One wonder why Rand Paul did not know that.


31 posted on 01/23/2012 8:12:07 AM PST by patton ("Je pense donc je suis," - My Horse.)
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To: Admin Moderator
Can we get a better source for this that Ron Paul's Facebook page?

This is all over Twitter / Politico, etc... now.
32 posted on 01/23/2012 8:12:29 AM PST by Minus_The_Bear
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To: faucetman

It’s now 2,856!

https://www.facebook.com/ronpaul


33 posted on 01/23/2012 8:12:43 AM PST by Sprite518
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To: Sprite518
Then TSA is lying (again), per #8.
34 posted on 01/23/2012 8:13:09 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: rfreedom4u

I believe there is some real truth to your post. They do not have to go through the full body scanners. And they get to b-line to the front. Just like the flight crew. Sort of sucks when you’re next a slew of them come marching up.


35 posted on 01/23/2012 8:13:09 AM PST by VicVega (tagline is MIA)
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To: Timber Rattler

Like when they tried to Confiscate the Congressional Medal of Honor from Joe Foss, because an 86 year old American Hero might use it asa weapon.

http://www.homeofheroes.com/news/archives/2002_0100_foss.html

Rand Paul, Joe Foss, and All of us.

My mother, who was then in her mid 70s, had one of these useless scum - they were traveling in a Pack of at least a dozen - split off and cross a good 7 feet of open aisle to shoulder her aside, just to prove she (TSA Agent) Could: as if to say, “and what are you going to Do about it?”

Close the borders and send the Illegals home so we won’t have any Excuse to keep the TSA on the books!


36 posted on 01/23/2012 8:13:29 AM PST by To-Whose-Benefit? (It is Error alone which needs the support of Government. The Truth can stand by itself.)
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To: Timber Rattler

37 posted on 01/23/2012 8:13:49 AM PST by ILS21R (Never give up.)
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To: Timber Rattler; SunkenCiv; bamahead; rabscuttle385; listenhillary; Free ThinkerNY; LibertyRocks; ...
Wonder what the issue is: did Sen. Paul say something politically incorrect that got the TSA robots into a tizzy? Probably they didn't recognize him.
38 posted on 01/23/2012 8:14:37 AM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: Timber Rattler
TSA is in this untouchable mindset, Rand gave them the razz in a hearing and he is getting payback plain and simple.

Their is an Aviation Writer who has spoken out about them vociferously. Everytime he flies now, they bust his chops just short of a cavity search...

De-Unionizing and Privatizing via a contract must be in Newt's Platform IMHO..

39 posted on 01/23/2012 8:15:40 AM PST by taildragger (( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: Mikey_1962
"Isn’t it against the law to detain a legislator on their way to Congress?"

I believe it may be. Article 1 Section 6.

Sen. Rand Paul was returning to Congress to speak at the March for life this morning.

This is a tweet he sent out before the incident: "Today I'll speak to the March for Life in DC. A nation cannot long endure w/o respect for the right to Life. Our Liberty depends on it."
40 posted on 01/23/2012 8:16:39 AM PST by Minus_The_Bear
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