Freshman Representative Opposes "TSA Porn"

An anonymous reader writes "Not content to simply follow the 'anything to protect American lives' mantra, freshman Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has introduced a bill to prohibit mandatory full body scans at airports. Chaffetz states, 'The images offer a disturbingly accurate view of a person's body underneath clothing ... Americans should not be required to expose their bodies in this manner in order to fly.' He goes on to note that the ACLU has expressed support for the bill. Maybe we don't need tin-foil sports coats to go with our tin-foil hats. For reference, the Daily Herald has a story featuring images from the millimeter wavelength imager, and we've talked about the scanners before."

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Re:Where's your savior now, leftists?

[Deagol]

He's from Utah. My guess is that LDS practitioners have some beef about TSA getting snaps of their magic underwear via this new scanning device. LDS folks also have a long, historical distrust of the feds. So, combine these and you have a wet-behind-the-ears politician who's idealistic enough to push through something that makes sense. Don't worry, he'll be brow-beaten until he falls in line.