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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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Democrats: A Kennedy can crash their car in DC at 3AM smashed out of their minds and get politely driven home by DC cops because you cannot detain Congress on way to session.

Republicans:A sober Senator is unlawfully detained by the TSA on his way to DC and punished for using his cell phone.

http://articles.cnn.com/2006-05-04/politics/kennedy.accident_1_crashes-car-kennedy-massachusetts-democrat?_s=PM:POLITICS


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