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May 25th, 2011
The following came in from State Representative David Simpson (HD-7):Yesterday, Tuesday the 24th, the Texas legislature was visited by federal agents from the TSA and the Dept. of Justice to lobby against HB 1937, my bill to...
March 6th, 2011
Texas Representative David Simpson introduced two bills, HB 1937 and HB 1938, that will challenge the TSA's pat downs and body scanning equipment. HB 1938 reads in part: (b) An airport operator may not allow body imaging...
December 6th, 2010
Soon after CNN journalist Drew Griffin began a series of investigative reports critical of the TSA in May 2008, he was placed on the terror watch list. When Griffin questioned why he was on the watch list, the TSA couldnt...
November 26th, 2010
Former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum went "On the Record" Monday night to discuss the TSA procedures and said:
November 23rd, 2010
In 2001 we experienced something most Americans had never seen before. An attack by a foreign enemy on US soil resulting in massive loss of life. We demanded answers! We demanded security! We demanded the government DO...
November 21st, 2010
We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather-bed. - Thomas JeffersonFeeling that your world is UP SIDE DOWN is not very comfortable and it takes a while to adjust. Or should we?
November 19th, 2010
The government may need to take a lesson from the Israelis on airport security. The new security check techniques are downright embarrassing and uncomfortable, causing people to lodge lawsuits against the Transportation...
July 7th, 2010
Yesterday the TSA sent a notification to its employees stating that it would be blocking certain websites on work computers. Among the websites to be blocked those depciting criminal activity, extreme violence, gaming, and...
March 11th, 2011
(Austin) - A broad coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Texas, led by State Representative David Simpson (R-Longview), have introduced legislation to safeguard traveler dignity by restraining the...
December 28th, 2010
Airline pilot Chris Liu recently posted a cell phone video tour of San Francisco International Airport on youtube to point out what he feels are serious gaps in airport security. According to News10:
November 29th, 2010
Since when is accusing everyone of terrorism acceptable, much less equal to accusing no one?“It is acceptable and encouraged that a TSA government official can do something to an American citizen that US military...
November 24th, 2010
A college kid made a statement going through security Tuesday by stripping down to nothing but a speedo and writing "Screw Big Sis" on his back. The back story is explained:My friend Jimmy successfully navigated a TSA...
November 22nd, 2010
More information has surfaced regarding the story of the young boy being strip searched at the airport including what airport the search took place at and what happened afterward. Below, the traveler who caught the footage...
November 21st, 2010
Maybe if this young boy was wearing a burqa, he wouldnt have had to endure a strip search! A traveler caught this footage of a young boy who was selected for a pat down. In an introduction to the video, he writes:
November 17th, 2010
See latest posts on TSA security.Facing mounting criticism and pushback from fliers over increasingly invasive procedures to ostensibly protect U.S. travelers, Janet Napolitano is defending the use of body scans or...
