The constitution already has rules in place that gives politicians special treatment.
Article 1 section 6 states that 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
I don't believe the article states that he was arrested. He was detained pending a pat-down which he refused to agree to. In my mind that SHOULD be a Felony (though I am well aware that it is not).
Opportunistic political stunt.
I posted this in breaking news not realizing it was down here. I think he is doing a great thing, making a good statement. He did in fact offer to go through the scanner again but did not want the pat down. I hope that he gets his message across that they need to cool down on stuff like this. I did not vote for Mr Paul when he was elected, but he seems to be a great Senator so far, and wouldn't mind voting for him next election.
the TSA are quick to point out he was not detained, as they would of violated the constitution by doing so.
this is not a conspiracy theory forum. do you have any proof that he attempted to smuggle something through the machines to set it off?
By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller Published: 10:16 AM 01/23/2012
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s press secretary Moira Bagley tweeted on Monday that Transportation Security Administration officials were detaining her boss in Nashville, Tenn.
“Just got a call from @senrandpaul,” Bagley tweeted at about 10 a.m. on Monday. “He’s currently being detained by TSA in Nashville.”
“He offered to go through again,” Stafford said in an email. “The TSA said he could only have a full body pat down. He would not consent to it. He offered to go through the scanner again. The situation is ongoing.”
The TSA says Sen. Rand Paul “was not detained at any point” but “triggered an alarm during routine airport screening and refused to complete the screening process in order to resolve the issue.”
“Passengers, as in this case, who refuse to comply with security procedures are denied access to the secure gate area,” the TSA adds. “He was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement.”
“The passenger was screened by millimeter wave imaging technology using automated target recognition,” the TSA continues. “This technology uses the same generic image for all passengers to further protect passengers privacy. When an alarm occurs a yellow box indicates where an anomaly is. A targeted pat down is used to resolve the alarm.”
TSA spokesman Michael McCarthy told The Daily Caller that “when an irregularity is found during the TSA screening process, it must be resolved prior to allowing a passenger to proceed to the secure area of the airport. Passengers who refuse to complete the screening process cannot be granted access to the secure area in order to ensure the safety of others traveling.”
Article I, Section. 6.The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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.
Soooo......then....is this a statement that we should...er....PROFILE more? Stating that little kids, granny, and Paul aren't carrying a bomb is profiling, just as surely as stating that someone with a middle eastern sounding name, tan skin and dark hair is more likely to have a bomb...
Or this saying that we shouldn't have these added security measures?
"Article I, Section. 6.The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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."He's a Senator, right? Unless he's introduced or otherwise supported legislation to stop patdowns, he's a hypocrite. He's not above the law. Seriously. Gimme' a break. I can just hear him: "Do you know who I am????!!!! STFU and spread 'em.
"Article I, Section. 6.The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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."
Strawman, who suggested he was attempting to smuggle something through?
Link
Rand Paul detained by TSA - Tim Mak - POLITICO.com
What doesn't the TSA understand about the Constitution? The story above clearly states he was going to Washington.
“Well, I don’t know what bureaucrat manuals call it, but: an innocent American citizen who was offering to cooperate while also attempting to stop an invasive search was not allowed to proceed without complying,”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/23/report-tsa-detains-sen-rand-paul-in-nashville/#ixzz1kJE26DaN
someone claimed this was an opportunistic political stunt.
Which means he is accusing Rand Paul of intentionally setting the machines off.
"Article I, Section. 6.The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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."
I don't think you know what the word "opportunistic" means.
definition said:Exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to moral principle.
someone claimed this was an opportunistic political stunt.
Which means he is accusing Rand Paul of intentionally setting the machines off.
sure looks that way.
but I forgive you guys
sure looks that way.
but I forgive you guys
Or it could mean that upon the machine being set off, Rand Paul decided to make a big deal about it and aobut refusing the body scan to take political advantage of the oppertunity rather than simply going through the pat down or refusing to go through the pat down but not having multiple channels spreading the story all over the place immedietely following it.
The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree, does it. I guess there are special rules if you are a Senator, at least in his mind. Not, apparenlty, in the minds of the TSA.
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