Tell Jesse to stop his whining. Airport security is a must. that said, it is important to also keep TSA in check when it comes to their watch list.
On Jan 28, 11:05 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > Jesse Ventura Sues TSA and DHS Over Airport Screening ViolationsWritten by > Kelly Holt > Tuesday, 25 January 2011 17:55 > Former Minnesota governor JesseVentura is set to wrestle with the > Transportation Security Administration(TSA) and Department of Homeland > Security (DHS) through a lawsuit he filed on Monday, according toThe Hals > Reportfor January 25. After enduring enhanced screening last November at a > Minnesota airport, Ventura claims the TSA full-body scan and pat-down > violated his privacy rights.The Star Tribuneadded that Ventura is asking a > Minnesota federal judge to issue an injunction ordering officials to stop > subjecting him towarrantless and suspicionless scansand body searches. His > suit also names Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and TSA > Administrator John Pistole as defendants. > > The argument set forth by the lawsuit is that the required searches are > unwarranted and unreasonable intrusions on Governor Ventura s personal > privacy and dignity," and are a justifiable cause for him to be concerned, > specifically that he was subjected to warrantless rubbing of the genitals > when a TSA agent conducted the pat-down. As a consequence of a 2008 hip > replacement surgery, Ventura lives with a titanium plate that sets off the > alarm in an airport screening magnetometer, requiring him to submit to a > secondary search. He notes that prior to November, officials had always used > a non-invasive hand-held wand, but during the November incident he wasn t > given that option. > > The governor s attorney, David Olsen, commented, "The security procedures are > going too far. There s a line somewhere and he believes that line has been > crossed." A TSA spokesman stated that the agency doesn t comment on pending > litigation. > > Ventura s suit is one of a growing number against the TSA and DHS for > humiliating and unconscionable incidents resulting from the new search > procedures.PrisonPlant.comreported several recent high-profile cases > describingoutrageous behavior on the part of TSA agents. > Frequent traveler and businessman Jon Corbett has filed his own lawsuit and > started a blog,TSA Out of Our Pants!. His efforts have gained momentum, and > his simple reasoning is that the best defense against TSA overreach is the > travelers themselves. Having grown in up New York City and witnessed the > events of 9/11, Corbett nevertheless noted that he knows of not one instance > in which the TSA has stopped a terrorist. > > Ventura and others agree. Not to mention the authors of the Fourth Amendment, > who wrote: > > The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and > effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, > and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or > affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the > persons or things to be seized. > http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/constitution/6034-jesse-ventura-sues-tsa-and-dhs-over-airport-screening-violations -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
