ktlight
29th May 2011, 07:05
FYI:
In an attempt to put a stop to the sexually notorious TSA pat downs, Texans were once again the underdogs taking a stand.
The newly proposed Texas law would have made TSA agents guilty of sexual harassment for attempting to pat down airline passengers.
The offense could land TSA employees fines of up to $4,000.00. The bill was passed in the Texas House of Representatives due to a large Texan public outcry. This prompted the TSA to blog a statement in response.
The blog states several items that they believe the public considers as myths that are actually backed up with what they seemingly consider facts.
The last fact is the one that caught my eye.
It stated that everyone is subject to the same TSA scrutiny; however, the Washington politicians that created the TSA and gave them backscatter machines and latex gloves, are not subject to the same pat downs and naked body scanners.
In fact anyone that flies on a private aircraft doesn’t have to pass through TSA security whatsoever.
I’m no security specialist, but common sense dictates that a private jet is just as capable of flying into a high priority target as a commercial aircraft. In fact, it’s far more likely.
What kind of precedent are we setting? If you can afford a private jet, you can bypass the pat down?
TSA Threatens a No Fly Zone in Texas
The Texas bill was then slated for a vote on Tuesday, which prompted the TSA to pull out all the stops and produce an official document from the Texas U.S. Attorney, which stated that if Texas passed the bill the Federal government would have to restrict all flights in Texas.
Does the TSA have the ability to turn any State that opposes it into a “No Fly Zone”? Apparently, the U.S. Government thinks it can impose no fly zones at a whim.
Texas Representative Dan Patrick reluctantly had to withdraw the bill when he saw that he couldn’t possibly pick up enough support to pass it. He stated:
“There was a time in this state, there was a time in our history, where we stood up to the federal government and we did not cower to rules and policies that invaded the privacy of Texans.”
The Problem With TSA Pat Downs
Why are Americans so upset about TSA pat downs?
Here are a few facts of our own that may shed some light on that question.
1. The questionable sexually inappropriate pat downs are only carried out within American borders. Even America’s closest ally, Canada has refused to touch the groin, buttocks and breast in order to be more polite to their citizens.
2. The pat downs have been performed on men, women and children alike. I’m of the opinion that profiling can be a much more effective tool in this situation, and can eliminate the embarrassment of another person fondling your child in public.
3. The pat downs have brought down zero terrorists. Yes that’s right, all this added security, and we’ve taken down zero Al Qaeda terrorists within US borders.
4. The profession of TSA agent has attracted several pedophiles and perverts in a similar fashion as police work attracts criminals (if this weren’t true there would be no need for an internal affairs division) and firefighting attracts folks who like fire (i.e. smokers, pyromaniacs and the occasional arsonist). This is not to say that most folks in this field fall under this statistic, however opposites DO attract.
Is there Really a Need for TSA Pat Downs?
Osama Bin Laden has been killed, so why do TSA agents still have jobs?
I always felt secure knowing that everyone went through a metal detector, and baggage went through X-rays. All of this extra security has me more worried than the potential threat of a terrorist smuggling a box cutter onto a plane.
Recently, a mother was restricted from boarding her flight because she asked to have her breast milk bypass the harmful x-rays. The TSA has guidelines that classify breast milk as a “medical liquid” and have alternative screening procedures for this type of situation.
The woman was put in a Plexiglas case, on display for all other passengers to see, and screened searched more than once.
She was even threatened with arrest and given a runaround by TSA management at the Phoenix airport for long enough to miss her scheduled flight.
Is this still America, the land of the free?
Resources:
–>http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/05/texas-house-of-representatives-seeking.html
–>http://www.naturalnews.com/032514_TSA_Texas.html
–>http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/05/25/tsa-threatens-to-cancel-all-flights-out-of-texas-if-groping-bill-passed/
–>http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/11/20/tsa-threatens-fines-and-arrests-for-those-who-refuse-a-scan-or-pat-down/
original-source
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/05/texas-law-ban-tsa-pat-downs/
In an attempt to put a stop to the sexually notorious TSA pat downs, Texans were once again the underdogs taking a stand.
The newly proposed Texas law would have made TSA agents guilty of sexual harassment for attempting to pat down airline passengers.
The offense could land TSA employees fines of up to $4,000.00. The bill was passed in the Texas House of Representatives due to a large Texan public outcry. This prompted the TSA to blog a statement in response.
The blog states several items that they believe the public considers as myths that are actually backed up with what they seemingly consider facts.
The last fact is the one that caught my eye.
It stated that everyone is subject to the same TSA scrutiny; however, the Washington politicians that created the TSA and gave them backscatter machines and latex gloves, are not subject to the same pat downs and naked body scanners.
In fact anyone that flies on a private aircraft doesn’t have to pass through TSA security whatsoever.
I’m no security specialist, but common sense dictates that a private jet is just as capable of flying into a high priority target as a commercial aircraft. In fact, it’s far more likely.
What kind of precedent are we setting? If you can afford a private jet, you can bypass the pat down?
TSA Threatens a No Fly Zone in Texas
The Texas bill was then slated for a vote on Tuesday, which prompted the TSA to pull out all the stops and produce an official document from the Texas U.S. Attorney, which stated that if Texas passed the bill the Federal government would have to restrict all flights in Texas.
Does the TSA have the ability to turn any State that opposes it into a “No Fly Zone”? Apparently, the U.S. Government thinks it can impose no fly zones at a whim.
Texas Representative Dan Patrick reluctantly had to withdraw the bill when he saw that he couldn’t possibly pick up enough support to pass it. He stated:
“There was a time in this state, there was a time in our history, where we stood up to the federal government and we did not cower to rules and policies that invaded the privacy of Texans.”
The Problem With TSA Pat Downs
Why are Americans so upset about TSA pat downs?
Here are a few facts of our own that may shed some light on that question.
1. The questionable sexually inappropriate pat downs are only carried out within American borders. Even America’s closest ally, Canada has refused to touch the groin, buttocks and breast in order to be more polite to their citizens.
2. The pat downs have been performed on men, women and children alike. I’m of the opinion that profiling can be a much more effective tool in this situation, and can eliminate the embarrassment of another person fondling your child in public.
3. The pat downs have brought down zero terrorists. Yes that’s right, all this added security, and we’ve taken down zero Al Qaeda terrorists within US borders.
4. The profession of TSA agent has attracted several pedophiles and perverts in a similar fashion as police work attracts criminals (if this weren’t true there would be no need for an internal affairs division) and firefighting attracts folks who like fire (i.e. smokers, pyromaniacs and the occasional arsonist). This is not to say that most folks in this field fall under this statistic, however opposites DO attract.
Is there Really a Need for TSA Pat Downs?
Osama Bin Laden has been killed, so why do TSA agents still have jobs?
I always felt secure knowing that everyone went through a metal detector, and baggage went through X-rays. All of this extra security has me more worried than the potential threat of a terrorist smuggling a box cutter onto a plane.
Recently, a mother was restricted from boarding her flight because she asked to have her breast milk bypass the harmful x-rays. The TSA has guidelines that classify breast milk as a “medical liquid” and have alternative screening procedures for this type of situation.
The woman was put in a Plexiglas case, on display for all other passengers to see, and screened searched more than once.
She was even threatened with arrest and given a runaround by TSA management at the Phoenix airport for long enough to miss her scheduled flight.
Is this still America, the land of the free?
Resources:
–>http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/05/texas-house-of-representatives-seeking.html
–>http://www.naturalnews.com/032514_TSA_Texas.html
–>http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/05/25/tsa-threatens-to-cancel-all-flights-out-of-texas-if-groping-bill-passed/
–>http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/11/20/tsa-threatens-fines-and-arrests-for-those-who-refuse-a-scan-or-pat-down/
original-source
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/05/texas-law-ban-tsa-pat-downs/