I have neither her education nor refinement, so I'll simply say the Texas Legislature reached over and grabbed their collective ankles yesterday - after poopin' in their proverbial messkits!!
Background: All Texans stood a little prouder this last couple of weeks as our State Legislators moved a bill along that: "would have made it a misdemeanor for TSA personnel to touch “the anus, sexual organ, buttocks, or breast of another person including through the clothing.” The penalties for violating the law would have included a $4,000 fine and up to a year in jail."
That's pretty damned straightforward and certainly in keeping with our State Motto - "DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS'......
But after the Bill passed the House and looked to be gonna pass the State Senate, U.S, Attorney John Murphy sent a letter to the powers that be and said words to the effect that if the Senate passed the bill, TSA would CANCEL all flights out of Texas!!! The excuse being the TSA crews wouldn't be allowed to do their groping in accordance with federal edict.
Now if that ain't a bunch of hogwash.....and a Texas sized bluff!! If this country is in the toilet already - imagine what would happen if the Gob'mint shut down the national hubs of United Airlines, Delta Airlines, SouthWest Airlines and others at Houston and DFW - we'd really be in the can.
The Texas Legislature had the opportunity to start the greatest battle over States Rights since South Carolina seceded from the Union and fired on Ft Sumter 150 years ago last month in April 1861 ......
Not to be, alas, the TSA screeners will keep up their lawful duties:
- Reaching, twice in one pat-down, into the underpants of a whining 6-year-old.
- Groping the breasts, inner thighs, and crotch of a female passenger who had just cleared security.
- Patting down a wheelchair-bound 14-year-old victim of brain and spinal cancer.
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