Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions

[The Northerner]

BY SEN. SAM SLOM – Believing that the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has gone too far in an assault on individual and states rights, a new, national, bipartisan legislative caucus is emerging to take action.

Dubbed tentatively the “United States for Travel Freedom” caucus, it officially convened on April 14, 2011 via teleconference and video live streaming (http//alaskalegislatrure.tv/).

The mission of the caucus is to, “establish a centralized location to share information regarding

· detailed information of federal security policies as they pertain to the right to travel freely
· detailed information on how these policies affect the citizens of the United States of America
· detailed information on methods of screening and the accumulative costs of these procedures.

Primary organizers are Alaska State Representative Sharon Cissna and Washington State Senator Val Stevens. Republican and Democrat legislators from Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington have pledged to work together for common goals to oppose what is perceived as an ever growing threat to liberty by the TSA. Additional state legislative participation is anticipated.

Read more: http://www.hawaiireporter.com/hawaii-other-states-form-caucus-to-oppose-tsa-intrusions/123

[SnoopDog]

1. I will not fly while the TSA gropes me or subjects me to the naked scanner x-rays...

The only time I will subject to this is on my final flight out of this country.

Trains go all over and they can take days to go across the country. Doesn't that sound great!

[Beam Me Up]

5. ditto. and join "we wont fly" on face book...

http://www.facebook.com/wontfly

[Lugnut]

6. I have no reason to fly.

That's a good thing because I would definitely end up in hand cuffs.

[pscot]

2. It's about time someone stood up to these fascists.

Definitly worth keeping an eye on this movement.

[woo me with science]

3. FINALLY! Please write them, thank them, and support them!

Thank goodness for these state representatives. We need this to spread to the national level. We need senators and representatives from Congress in President Obama's FACE about this.

That our President defends and even jokes about this shredding of our Bill of Rights is an OUTRAGE, and he needs to hear it from people he will listen to, because he is obviously not listening to us. FINALLY someone in government stands up for the people.

Please, please everyone, write and call to support this caucus.

[LisaL]

4. TSA: I guess more thought should have been put into its creation.

"Rep. John Mica, the Florida Republican who helped set up the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after 9/11 but has made no secret of his hatred for it, today called the agency "the little bastard child I created.""

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-john-mica-calls-tsa-bastard-child-transportation/story?id=13258609

[crickets]

7. YES!

It's about time.