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]
(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."
...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?
Isn’t it against the law to detain a legislator on their way to Congress?
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.
It is his own fault.
He should have eaten that cupcake before he attempted to go through security with those fine, educated folks.
““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.
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.
LOL. The Constitution is the enemy of the state.
The TSA and the Obama government know no laws.
Wow, 2,399 comments in 38 minutes.
WHERE?
The plate in your own head might need degaussing. /s
One wonder why Rand Paul did not know that.
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.
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!
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..
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