Texas Lawmakers Decide Not To Make TSA Gropings Illegal
from the oh-well dept
Given a second chance to pass an anti-TSA groping bill in Texas, it appears that Texas state elected officials chickened out again. While the State Senate had watered down the bill so that it allowed the TSA to continue to do the "enhanced patdowns" if they had a "reasonable suspicion" (rather than the "probable cause" standard in the original bill), the House failed to vote on the newly revised bill by the end of the session yesterday, which apparently means that the bill can't be introduced again this year.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Another thought song...
Oh where, oh where can it be?
Our safety's cut short, and the gropings are wrong.
Oh where is the sanity, please?
Oh where, oh where have the cowboys gone...
Oh where, oh where can they be?
They tucked tail and ran when given their chance...
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So Beretta fights for my liberty.
Fin
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::: MICR ink painted on underwear that says, "GROPE YOU!" :::
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You had a chance
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FTFY
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NEW TEXAS SLOGAN
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it would've ruined the fun they are having
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