State Legislatures Attempt To Limit TSA Searches

OverTheGeicoE writes "Here's a familiar story: a breast cancer survivor's mastectomy scars showed up on a TSA scan, which forced a horrifying pat-down ('feel-up' in her words) of the affected area. The woman decided that she would not subject herself to that again, and was barred from a later flight from Seattle to Juneau for that reason. But now the story takes an interesting turn: the woman is Alaska State Rep. Sharon Cissna, and once she finally made it back to Alaska she started sponsoring legislation to restrict TSA searches. Her many bills, if passed, would criminalize both pat-downs and 'naked scanning,' as well as require better health warnings for X-ray scanners and even studies of airport screenings' physical and psychological effects. Other states, including Utah and Texas, are considering similar legislation. For example, Texas State Rep. David Simpson is preparing to reintroduce his Traveler Dignity Act again in 2013 if he is re-elected. The last time that bill was being considered the Federal government threatened to turn all of Texas into a 'no-fly zone'."

Comments

Just what we don't need

[Frank T. Lofaro Jr.]

TSA serves an important function, i.e. keeping terrorists off our airplanes!

Preventing them from doing their jobs is a recipe for disaster.

I'm usually pro-civil liberties, and I think DHS banning the UK teens for their tweets was stupid, but TSA does an important job, and they are worried about your safety, not getting their jollies by feeling up people. Do you think the same of your doctor?

Oh, yeah, the radiation issue.

Equivalent to 3 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. So if it scares you don't fly, or live in Denver or anywhere above sea level!