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

There are votes in the Senate today. Rand cannot be legally detained unless one of the Constitutionally enumerated crimes was committed (which they weren't).
 
sailingaway said:
OK, I should have read the whole thread, I still haven't. I see your point about preventing ongoing bad action BUT the TSA is unconstitutional in my point to begin with so if it actually goes to court I think Rand has the 4th amendment to fall back on.
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4th amendment is no longer part of the US Constitution.
 
eduardo89 said:
Once again, that provision does not apply here. Congressmen do not have blanket immunity.

His detainment had nothing to do with official legislative business. The immunity does not apply here. I don't agree with the TSA at all, but if he sued it'd be thrown out right away. The courts have been very specific about what the clause actually means and it would not apply here. It's like saying he couldn't be pulled over by the cops even if he was driving with a bottle of vodka in one hand and joint in the other if he was on his way to Capitol Hill.
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I believe Congressmen have gotten out of things like reckless driving under this excuse. Dunno about DUI, wouldn't surprise me though.
 
RonPaulFever said:
You are human trash. There's no other way to say it.
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What did I say which was wrong? Everyone says this is a publicity stunt.

What Rand appears to be doing is trying to get attention to how corrupt our system is. If he's doing what I think he's doing, he's testing the NDAA, and that will wake up parents who will vote for Ron Paul because he's the only one opposing this corruption.
 
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I find it interesting that I have multiple times had the opportunity to walk through the WTMD twice if setting something off, but he did not.
 
Lishy said:
What did I say which was wrong? Everyone says this is a publicity stunt.

What Rand appears to be doing is trying to get attention to how corrupt our system is. If he's doing what I think he's doing, he's testing the NDAA, and that will wake up parents who will vote for Ron Paul because he's the only one opposing this corruption.
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If he "disappears" we lose a senator on our side.
 
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.
 
imo, provisions in the constitution, like immunity during legislative business, must be seen through the context of extreme situations.

For example, eduardo89, "It's like saying he couldn't be pulled over by the cops even if he was driving with a bottle of vodka in one hand and joint in the other if he was on his way to Capitol Hill."

If we were to be attacked, or an actual insurrection, etc.... if a senator "off duty" was in a bar piss drunk, then it is his duty and right by law to get to the hill to debate/vote/etc without detention, basically no matter what the situation. etc, etc.

The difficulty with laws are that they are enforced by the letter of the law, and not the context or intent of the law.... which is even more reason that if a congressman is heading for session or vote, there must be an extremely high threshold for detaining him.
 
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