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Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-dad's-not-president-yet dept.

cervesaebraciator writes "Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has been detained by the TSA in Tennessee for refusing a pat-down. Apparently an anomaly appeared when he received the full body scan. While he offered to undergo the body scan once more, he was informed that only a pat-down would be sufficient to clear him. He has since been detained and the story is developing."

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  1. RHIP by El+Torico · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Someone at the TSA should have realized that elected representatives have perks that the hoi polloi do not. In this case, Article One, Section 6, Clause 1 states,"Members of both Houses have certain privileges, based on those enjoyed by the members of the British Parliament. Members attending, going to or returning from either House are privileged from arrest, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace."

    I wonder if the TSA is going to claim that Senator Paul was "breaching the peace".

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  2. Re:Well, there goes *that* heroin shipment by Darkness404 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Exercising your rights should not be cause for alarm or suspicion. Per the constitution, Senator Rand has an explicit right not to be delayed by the TSA:

    The Senators and Representatives . . . 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.

    Exercising your rights is just that, a right. It shouldn't be cause for suspicion or concern.

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