ALERT: Rand Paul is being DETAINED at the Nashville Airport by the TSA

[ONUV]

ron must be proud of rand for standing up for what's right but sad for his country for what it has become.

 

[ZanZibar]

The left is going to try and spin this into "Paul thinks he's above the law" or "Paul is elitist Politician who do not think the same rules apply to him"-story

Fortunately the Democrat base doesn't like the scanners either.

 

[affa]

why no siren mattdrudge? why no siren?

he saves them for 3 year old information rehashes used to create a backlash to surge hack politicians.

 

[Jack Bauer]

 

[SWATH]

Probably had a Ron Paul bumper sticker on him.

 

[MsDoodahs]

he saves them for 3 year old information rehashes used to create a backlash to surge hack politicians.

You're exactly right!

 

[G-Wohl]

pretty much the attitude of the average New Yorker, just go along to get along !

That is unbelievably offensive and completely off base. As a former New Yorker (and one who now lives across the river from Manhattan), I will tell you that the people are generally *pissed off* about the enormous NYPD presence and the privacy intrusions as of late. 9/11 was a horrific event for everyone there - including myself. But we've also bared the brunt of the consequences of that attack more than any other city.

I'm giving you negative rep because I am sick and tired of these forums being a bastion of baseless negativity and name-calling. Being contrary to the popular opinion is one thing, but this is terribly alienating language you are using that will be a net negative for our goal of getting RP elected.

 

[donnay]

 

[affa]

Does not apply here. Read what you've copy/pasted. It only applies to actions during their attendance at the session of their respective House. The courts have ruled on this immunity before and it's very, very narrow. It's called the "Speech or Debate Clause" and is intended to prevent a President or other officials of the executive branch from having members arrested on a pretext to prevent them from voting a certain way or otherwise taking actions with which the President might disagree. It is not immunity from detention, arrest or prosecution.

Your interpretation makes no sense. By your reasoning, if they want to stop him from voting, they simply need to detain him before he gets on the plane to DC... not on the steps to Congress.

Which is... kind of what they did here if I understand correctly.

 

[ZanZibar]

The clause has been determined by the courts to apply in only very specific circumstances

And the courts were wrong.

 

[unknown]

I was once frisked by a women police officer who had all the stereotypical markings of a dyke and she grabbed me by the balls and massaged them.

This is terrible.

By the way, do you happen to have her name or number? Also, where did this happen and what exactly would one do to provoke this type of behavior? :o

 

[thoughtomator]

Your interpretation makes no sense. By your reasoning, if they want to stop him from voting, they simply need to detain him before he gets on the plane to DC... not on the steps to Congress.

Which is... kind of what they did here if I understand correctly.

Yup. Like the various interpretations of the general welfare and commerce clauses, if you interpret that clause in that manner, the rest of the Constitution becomes moot.

 

[LiveForHonortune]

What a concidence Randy gets detained on the same day the senate begins and what even more of a concidence that he promised to filibuster a certain bill. Also a nice concidence he gets in "trouble" with the very agency he has been fighting agianst since he became senator.

What a day for condiences, amirite?

 

[lilymc]

So what's the latest? Did they let him go yet? (someone just tweeted that he was 'briefly detained')

 

[low preference guy]

So what's the latest? Did they let him go yet? (someone just tweeted that he was 'briefly detained')

he went through another machine and took another flight.

 

[lilymc]

he went through another machine and took another flight.

Ah, ok, I hadn't heard that. Thanks!

 

[wstrucke]

What a coincidence Randy gets detained on the same day the senate begins and what even more of a coincidence that he promised to filibuster a certain bill. Also a nice coincidence he gets in "trouble" with the very agency he has been fighting against since he became senator.

What a day for coincidences, am I right?

This is the kind of talk by supporters that causes many people to pause before supporting Ron Paul.

 

[PaulineDisciple]

it just crossed my mind, maybe Rand is going to use this so he can sue and force them to expose that the NSA is operating outside our government. Remember what a federal judge said in the Jesse Ventura case that the NSA was above federal jurisdiction. Maybe he is trying to get a case so he can push to see just what organization is claiming a higher jurisdiction than the federal government.

 

[affa]

Fwiw, a couple weeks ago I declined the nudie scanner and was given the pat down. There was no nut grabbing or anything. They've definitely changed the protocal to not touch private parts.

So because you weren't, in one instance, they 'definitely changed the protocol'? I think not.

 

[Schiff_FTW]

This is the kind of talk by supporters that causes many people to pause before supporting Ron Paul.

Oh yeah, I'm sure people are jumping ship left and right because of what LiveForHonortune posted in some thread.