There are now five links to four different articles on Drudge.
Per one of the DailyCaller link:
UPDATE 11:35 a.m.:
“The TSA says Sen. Rand Paul “was not detained at any point” but “triggered an alarm during routine airport screening and refused to complete the screening process in order to resolve the issue.”
“Passengers, as in this case, who refuse to comply with security procedures are denied access to the secure gate area,” the TSA adds. “He was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement.”
That should read five links to five different articles.
Of course they aren’t saying he was detained. They’re scared to death that they just made a huge PR error and now will say anything to get out of it.
The TSA is just theater for the dummies.
If a terrorist wanted to do something, they easily could. Thousands of Muslim airport maintenance personnel DO NOT have to go through security checks to do their jobs. They have complete access to the inside of every plane - and never have to go through security. Think about that when you get on a plane.
Even the guy who started the TSA sees it as a mistake - he wanted to keep it private so they could be sued as a way to check their power. Not a new giant government unionized police force (made up of some of the stupidest thugs I’ve ever seen).
Interesting that they admit openly of violating the Constitution:
"The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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."
I wonder if that means he can’t fly. He might get charged also.
Dangerous thing to do as a PR stunt. Which it probably was.