Sen. Rand Paul Introduces TSA Reform Legislation 585
OverTheGeicoE writes "Over a month after Sen. Rand Paul announced his desire to pull the plug on TSA, he has finally released his legislation that he tweets will 'abolish the #TSA & establish a passengers "Bill of Rights."' Although the tweet sounds radical, the press release describing his proposed legislation is much less so. 'Abolition' really means privatization; one of Paul's proposals would simply force all screenings to be conducted by private screeners. The proposed changes in the 'passenger Bill of Rights' appear to involve slight modifications to existing screening methods at best. Many of his 'rights' are already guaranteed under current law, like the right to opt-out of body scanning. Others can only vaguely be described as rights, like 'expansion of canine screening.' Here's to the new boss..."
"privatization" (Score:2, Funny)
Fun Fact: In some parts of the US, the pronunciations of "privatization" and "profitization" are nearly indistinguishable.
Re:Private security theater is no better than publ (Score:2, Funny)
I'm shocked, shocked, I say, to learn that your planes around the world haven't been hijacked yet. I'm certain that the only reason they're not being hijacked left, right and center is that the US security screening system is also protecting the rest of the world. In fact, the service the TSA provides is so great that we should go all around the world and demand tribu...payment for our services.
Re:Fiscal-meets-political conservatives. (Score:2, Funny)
No. Libertarians object to the government doing anything because it's necessarily based on initiating force. Non-initiation of force is the ideology, no government is the logical conclusion.
By advocating for a government run X, you are saying that you are willing to throw me in jail for not agreeing to fund X. Do you really expect anything positive to result from this paradigm? Should not all social interactions be voluntary?
"But how will we manage the roads without the government!?" - without the initiation force; that's how. Can't be done without force you say? well that's just a limitation of your imagination, not objective truth.
Re:It WAS privatized before TSA (Score:5, Funny)
I suggest all the thermite you speak of is merely dripping sweat from the brim of your tin foil hat.
Re:Election Year Bullshit.. (Score:5, Funny)
This is Rand Paul, not Ron.
Damn that Ron Paul!!
He should have named his kid Judas Paul, or Anti Paul, to make it easy for voters.
Re:It WAS privatized before TSA (Score:5, Funny)
I suspect Tennessee has always had borders.