Ron Paul Responds to TSA: Introduces 'American Traveler Dignity Act'

More epic stupidity. TSA shuts down Love Field over a science project.

Note that this was found AFTER the plane landed.

 

Anyone who thinks this **** makes you safer is an idiot.

Video with an interview with a TSA worker.

 

Former TSA officer convicted of bribery.

 

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your heart it will creep
It start's when you're always afraid
Step out of line
The TSA will carry you away

 

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The woman traveler stops by the security checkpoint. After placing her luggage on the screening machine, the airport employee checks her baggage. The traveler hands her spare change and watch to the security guard and proceeds through the metal detector. With no time to spare, she picks up her luggage and hurries to board her flight!

 

TSA is now riding undercover on Houston's buses and performing bag searches, pat downs, etc at Metro Bus stops and other transit points. Sheila J. Lee's big brained idea.

Sooo....approx 9,000 'check' points across the US and John Q Citizen subject to bag searches and interrogation as to why they are riding the bus, where they are going, etc. The police have to have probable cause to pull you over to ask that. TSA has carte blanche.

This is absolutely gone nuts. I shouldn't even be typing this.

I LOVE TSA

 

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We need more government. Tax me!

http://www.ridemetro.org/News/Releases/2012/04132012.aspx


METRO ROLLS OUT BICYCLES AND BUS RACKS FOR 2012 HOUSTON BIKE TO WORK DAY

April 13, 2012


Patrons riding METRO on Friday, April 13, or any given day, may be sitting next to an undercover MPD officer.

The move to monitor and curtail crime on buses and trains is just one component of a much larger initiative called BusSafe - a national pilot program created by a peer advisory group of mass transit police chiefs and security directors, and one which METRO’s Police Department is adopting to enhance safety on the system.

MPD, Houston Police Department officers and Harris County Precinct 7 Deputy Constables will take part in a synchronized, counter-terrorism exercise on Friday, April 13, focusing on bus routes, bus stops and shelters, and Transit Centers in high traffic areas. The participating agencies will: ride buses, perform random bag checks, and conduct K-9 sweeps, as well as place uniformed and plainclothes officers at Transit Centers and rail platforms to detect, prevent and address latent criminal activity or behavior.

While local law enforcement agencies focus on overall safety measures noted above, representatives with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will also be on hand, lending their counter-terrorism expertise and support during the exercise.

WHO: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; METRO President & CEO
George Greanias; METRO Police Chief Victor Rodriguez;
Director of Surface Transportation Security at TSA Doyle Raines;
Harris County Precinct 7 Constable May Walker
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wheeler Transit Center, 4500 Main (Main at Wheeler)

“We have one of the safest transit systems in the world in Houston,” said METRO Police Chief Victor Rodriguez. “One way we are able to keep it that way is through the use of deterrents such as uniformed and plainclothes officers patrolling our system and aggressively addressing suspicious and criminal activity.”

METRO Police encourage patrons, employees and the general public, if they see suspicious activity, objects or behavior, to say something by reporting it immediately by calling METRO Police at 713-224-COPS (2677), or dial #MPD, a free call from most cell phones.

 

I would like to see exactly where it is codified that the TSA has the authority to randomly search my bag on a bus.

 

Since when has our buses been overrun with terrorists threatening National Security? I'm guessing some intel agency got word that it was possible (duh..) and so the US blows millions if not billions on the whim that 'something' might happen??

Who's getting rich off this Industry? I want stock.

Total soviet era police state cr@p going on here.

 

As somebody who rides the bus daily I have contacted el r****do Sheila Jackson Lee and am now working on establishing a carpool. I won't be a part of this.

 

vote obama '12

Change!

 

Yeah. I'm sure Romney is all about rolling back the police state.

 

If he were he'd be running on it and be hammering the theme home. So it's clear to me both parties have a common interest in creating or building up this industry and possibly both seek to create this type of social environment.

 

Of course they do. That was my point. Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to.

 

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITZ ONLY NOBAMA HUSEENS!!!!!!! HE IS SOCIALIZMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIARRHEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Agreed.

 

This thread shows what big-government running your life is all about.

 

I think the TSA on buses is excessive, in a country like Israel where bus bombings are more frequent- it might make sense, but not really here. Besides, if terrorists wanted to cause havoc in this country they probably wouldn't attack public transport, they'd be more effective (and it be easier) to attack our oil refineries.

I wouldn't mind a few cops on the subway though, there can be some crazy stuff at night on the train, and not all stations have the MTA official there.

 

Honestly, where have I heard of this before?

ohh right. 1930's era SA and SS, Gestapo.