Posted on 05/15/2007 4:36:59 PM PDT by BMC1
A bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate is pushing legislation to protect Americans from being sued for reporting to authorities suspicious activity that may lead to a terrorist attack. "If you see something, you should say something, and not have to worry about being sued," said Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican. The measure was introduced in the Senate late Friday and is sponsored by Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent and chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Mr. Kyl and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the panel's ranking Republican. "Since 2001, when we were struck on our own shores by Islamist terrorists, the idea has taken hold that everyone needs to be alert to possible terrorist incidents," said Mr. Lieberman, a member of the Democratic caucus. The legislation will give immunity from civil lawsuits in federal and state courts to citizens who report suspicious activity to appropriate law-enforcement and transport- ation-system officials. The bill would not protect individuals who knowingly make false statements. A House version introduced yesterday is sponsored by Rep. Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican; Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee; and Rep. Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania Republican. "In a post-9/11 reality, passenger vigilance is essential to security. If we fail to protect passengers that report suspicious behavior, it would be a huge victory for terrorists," Mr. King said. The bills are in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Muslim imams who are suing as "John Does" any yet-unknown passengers who reported the suspicious behavior that resulted in the imams' removal from a flight. The imams are also suing US Airways and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "It is a sad commentary that this kind of common sense has to be
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Our guys need to come up with a non-stop of wedge issues like this to splinter the dems and expose their treasonous foundations.
Hell no, Dems/Libs won’t vote for anything that could be used against them — or their bastard children.
As usual, the Demagogues care only about protecting those who seek to do us harm. The Reid-Pelosi mafia could not care less about protecting innocent citizens who merely try to “do the right thing” and report suspicious activity that could be associated with terrorism. Would YOU want to fly on airliners ‘protected’ by the scum of the Demagogic Party? Oh, wait, we already have to submit to ridiculous policies while the most obvious “profile” candidates slip right through because we are not allowed to notice any of the most relevant facts about terrorists.
They keep saying they are giving President Bush more money than he requested. They don’t mention that when you have a poison pill it doesn't’t matter how much honey you put on it, it will still KILL YOU.
"Hello, FBI? I would like to report some suspicious activity, at the DNC....."
BTTT
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