_________________________________________________
What kind of America do I envision?
How about one where our God-given rights are respected?
Where our federal government stays within its constitutional limits, doesn't spend more than it takes in, and has a balanced budget?
Where our defenses are stronger than ever, because we're not stretching our fighting men and women thin all over the globe?
Or where you and I don't have to have our privacy invaded and our dignity stripped away just to get on a plane?
You and I have a chance to rock the status quo and bring real change to America in this election.
But I need your help right away if we are to win this race.
...
Yesterday, my son, Senator Rand Paul, encountered the TSA's ridiculousness firsthand when he was detained and prevented from making his flight to Washington, D.C. to speak at the March for Life - all because he refused their disgusting full body pat-down after they detected an “anomaly” in his scan.
They even got upset when he made a call to let his Senate office know he wouldn't be able to keep his commitment at the March!
After Rand refused to back down for almost two hours, they finally agreed to his common-sense proposal: let him take a second scan.
Of course, nothing showed up, and Rand caught a later flight.
Americans are subjected to this kind of treatment every day in our nation's airports, and few have the kind of opportunity that Rand and I do to speak out about it.
I've led in Congress by proposing legislation to hold TSA and all other federal agents accountable to the same laws that apply to every other American, and I'll lead in the White House with my Plan to Restore America, which completely abolishes the TSA.
My Plan also places responsibility for security back in the hands of private property owners, who have incentive to keep their customers safe without subjecting them to unnecessary harassment.
Despite the nationwide outrage at the TSA's tactics, President Obama refuses to take action to rein them in, and you can be sure my establishment Republican opponents won't lift a finger to protect the American people's right to travel without being assaulted by the government.
If we're serious about creating change and restoring passengers' liberties, we must take action now.
No comments:
Post a Comment