TSA agents swarm Ron Paul's plane, demand explosives check

[zorgon]

TSA agents swarm Ron Paul's plane, demand explosives check
By Elliott Freeman   Aug 30, 2012

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Clearwater - A group of TSA agents attempted to stop Texas Congressman Ron Paul and his family from boarding their private plane at a small airport in Clearwater, Florida on Tuesday, insisting that they submit to an extensive screening and bomb check before flying.
Paul, his wife, Carol, and one of their granddaughters were preparing to depart when eight TSA agents confronted them, according to Lew Rockwell, Paul's former chief of staff.
The agents reviewed the pilots' paperwork, but demanded that they be allowed to search the aircraft for explosives. The pilots objected, pointing out that the fuel-laden airplane is an explosive itself.
"Then Carol Paul, who has a pacemaker, refused to be screened, and an aide started taking video of the whole rotten process," Rockwell writes. Eventually, the TSA backed down and allowed the Pauls to board the plane without further incident.
The purported video of this encounter has yet to be released.
Paul has been one of the most vocal critics of the TSA in Congress, lambasting the agency's use of naked body scanners and invasive pat downs in numerous campaign speeches. He also authored the American Traveler Dignity Act, a House bill that would prohibit the TSA from performing any activity that is illegal for other citizens. If passed, the bill could potentially bring the pat downs to a halt.
Paul announced the bill on the House floor in the following video:

Private aircraft are not subject to the prolonged security screenings that are required for commercial aircraft, raising the question of whether the Paul family was intentionally targeted by the TSA.

This isn't the first time that a Paul has had a run-in with the TSA. In January, Politico reported that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was detained by TSA screeners after refusing to submit to an invasive pat down at Nashville International Airport. Rand was eventually allowed to board his flight after going through a body scanner at another screening area.

TSA agents swarm Ron Paul's plane, demand explosives check

[robomont]

better to have no law than to have corrupt law.maybe this will inspire him to run with gary johnson.third party all the way man.no turning back now.too much corruption by both the dems and repubs.

[zerocd]

Go Ron!

I'm about to confront TSA flying to Alaska soon.

Since I have a Titanium hip, I always get the pat down.

"don't touch my junk"

No millimeter wave scanner for me.

First time I've flown since the naked body scanner pervs set up.

0CD

[Ellirium113]

Go Ron!

I'm about to confront TSA flying to Alaska soon.

Since I have a Titanium hip, I always get the pat down.

"don't touch my junk"

No millimeter wave scanner for me.

First time I've flown since the naked body scanner pervs set up.

0CD

Try reverse psychology...DEMAND your free grope job and then thank them for making America safer by looking at your junk. Then tell them you'll be back for more later. LOL 

[Shasta56]

I would expect TSA agents to get bored with looking at "parts."  Do they have to go though a naked body screening and patdown every time they report for work?  Maybe they should.

Shasta