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Government, hands off Rand Paul's body! The Kentucky Republican claimed to have been "detained" by the TSA this morning when he set off an airport scanner in Nashville: The TSA version of events is that Paul was not ...
(Gage Skidmore/Flickr)Government, hands off Rand Paul's body! The Kentucky Republican claimed to have been "detained" by the TSA this morning when he set off an airport scanner in Nashville:
The TSA version of events is that Paul was not detained, but triggered an alarm during routine airport screening and refused to complete the screening process (pat-down) in order to resolve the issue. Paul was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement.
?When an irregularity is found during the TSA screening process, it must be resolved prior to allowing a passenger to proceed to the secure area of the airport,? according to an official statement released by TSA. ?Passengers who refuse to complete the screening process cannot be granted access to the secure area in order to ensure the safety of others traveling.?
Paul was on his way to Washington, D.C. to speak at the "March for Life," because of course his deep-seated libertarian, "hands off, government" principles don't apply to women.
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