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<blockquote data-quote="Billybob" data-source="post: 1544412" data-attributes="member: 1294"><p>I said two states were "bucking up", (talking big) are they serious? I don't know.</p><p>Has it been effective? No, and I never even implied it was, I said it appeared like the fed./state dispute, (not the original issues) is what had gained attention and brought the subject up again. </p><p></p><p>I admit you may very well be correct with your statement regarding "Lip service", good acting wins votes, too bad it doesn't solve any problems. Whatever it is maybe we're going to hear more of it since Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has supposedly changed his mind again, and Utah is said to be doing the same. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Texas TSA pat down ban may be back</p><p>By Keith Laing - 06/02/11 02:18 PM ET</p><p></p><p>Texas lawmakers may reconsider a bill to outlaw controversial airport pat-downs, the sponsor of legislation that was shelved recently said this week.</p><p></p><p>Texas state Rep. David Simpson (R) said that Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reportedly asked Gov. Rick Perry to include the measure in a special session of the Texas legislature. Dewhurst reported asked lawmakers to withdraw the bill when federal officials threatened to cancel flights to Texas if it passed.</p><p></p><p>But he has since had a change of heart, Simpson told fans on his Facebook page.</p><p></p><p>"The Lt. Gov. sent a letter to Gov. Perry asking him to include the TSA bill HB 1937 in the special session!," Simpson wrote on the website. "Please call the Governor and tell him you agree with Lt. Gov. Dewhurst!" </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/164459-texas-tsa-pat-down-ban-may-be-back" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/164459-texas-tsa-pat-down-ban-may-be-back</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Utah lawmaker revives TSA pat-down ban</p><p>By Keith Laing - 05/27/11 11:55 AM ET</p><p></p><p>A Utah lawmaker has filed a bill to ban controversial airport pat-downs that had been considered by Texas before lawmakers there relented.</p><p></p><p>The Texas House of Representatives had passed a bill that would have made it illegal for Transportation Security Administration agents to perform hand searches at airport security checkpoints unless there was probable cause. But Texas senators got cold feet after the U.S. Attorney General's office threatened to cancel flights to the state if the bill passed. </p><p> </p><p>Prior to that, Utah state Rep. Carl Wimmer (R) said he filed a similar measure for next year in his state.</p><p></p><p>"Opened a bill file today which will prohibit TSA pat downs in Utah without reasonable suspicion," Wimmer wrote on his Facebook page this week. "Texas needs us to stand with them." </p><p></p><p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/163693-utah-lawmaker-revives-tsa-pat-down-ban%3Fpage%3D2" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/163693-utah-lawmaker-revives-tsa-pat-down-ban?page=2</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billybob, post: 1544412, member: 1294"] I said two states were "bucking up", (talking big) are they serious? I don't know. Has it been effective? No, and I never even implied it was, I said it appeared like the fed./state dispute, (not the original issues) is what had gained attention and brought the subject up again. I admit you may very well be correct with your statement regarding "Lip service", good acting wins votes, too bad it doesn't solve any problems. Whatever it is maybe we're going to hear more of it since Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has supposedly changed his mind again, and Utah is said to be doing the same. Texas TSA pat down ban may be back By Keith Laing - 06/02/11 02:18 PM ET Texas lawmakers may reconsider a bill to outlaw controversial airport pat-downs, the sponsor of legislation that was shelved recently said this week. Texas state Rep. David Simpson (R) said that Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reportedly asked Gov. Rick Perry to include the measure in a special session of the Texas legislature. Dewhurst reported asked lawmakers to withdraw the bill when federal officials threatened to cancel flights to Texas if it passed. But he has since had a change of heart, Simpson told fans on his Facebook page. "The Lt. Gov. sent a letter to Gov. Perry asking him to include the TSA bill HB 1937 in the special session!," Simpson wrote on the website. "Please call the Governor and tell him you agree with Lt. Gov. Dewhurst!" [url]http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/164459-texas-tsa-pat-down-ban-may-be-back[/url] Utah lawmaker revives TSA pat-down ban By Keith Laing - 05/27/11 11:55 AM ET A Utah lawmaker has filed a bill to ban controversial airport pat-downs that had been considered by Texas before lawmakers there relented. The Texas House of Representatives had passed a bill that would have made it illegal for Transportation Security Administration agents to perform hand searches at airport security checkpoints unless there was probable cause. But Texas senators got cold feet after the U.S. Attorney General's office threatened to cancel flights to the state if the bill passed. Prior to that, Utah state Rep. Carl Wimmer (R) said he filed a similar measure for next year in his state. "Opened a bill file today which will prohibit TSA pat downs in Utah without reasonable suspicion," Wimmer wrote on his Facebook page this week. "Texas needs us to stand with them." [url]http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/tsa/163693-utah-lawmaker-revives-tsa-pat-down-ban%3Fpage%3D2[/url] [/QUOTE]
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