Kentucky Senator Rand Paul Detained by TSA

| January 23, 2012

Details are still unfolding, but according to both social media accounts of Senator Rand Paul and his father, presidential candidate Ron Paul indicate that the Senator was detained this morning by the TSA at a Nashville airport.

The first tweet and facebook post apparently came from Rand Paul’s press secretary.

Ron Paul also posted about the incident.

Rand told the AP:

He said he was “detained” at a small cubicle.  He was later escorted out of the airport by local authorities and missed his flight to Washington for a Senate session.

This also brings into question whether or not this brief detention violated the US Constitution:

Article 1 Section 6:

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

Senator Rand Paul has long been a critic of TSA invasive pat downs.

His Father Ron Paul has also been critical of the TSA and authored a bill called the American Traveler Dignity Act that would have reigned in the invasive pat down procedures.

Over this last week we saw how powerful public opinion can be, as the SOPA and PIPA bills were stalled as the public took a stand against the bills that would have stifled some free speech on the internet.  When will the people stand up for their other rights?

Take a stand, Rand Paul did.

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Dustin Krutsinger is a 3rd year medical student at the University of Iowa.  He met his wonderful wife at church when they were 16 and were united in marriage at 19. He is the proud father of one daughter, Abigail and a son Jacob.  He and his wife attended nursing school together before he started medical school. They plan on using their medical training to serve others overseas full time after his training is complete. In the mean time, they have gone on several construction and medical trips to South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Peru, and most recently Afghanistan in 2009. Once a month Dustin has the opportunity to lead the service and give a message at a local retirement home. Dustin considers himself to be a “Christian Libertarian.”  He is unapologetically, and absolutely 100% pro-life.  Dustin is a Ron Paul supporter, and credits his run for revitalizing Dustin's interest in politics. He has recently been an activist for liberty in the Iowa City area with Campaign for Liberty. He also ran for the Iowa House in 2010 as a Libertarian. It was a somewhat symbolic run, as no third party has ever been elected to the Iowa legislature, but it allowed him to discuss limited government solutions to our current problems as well as gave people another option, as the incumbent was running unopposed.
  • http://www.rssronaldreagan.blogspot.com/ RSS Ronald Reagan

    Question:  What are the odds that this brouhaha provides a bump to Paul’s numbers heading into Florida?

    • http://caffeinatedthoughts.com Shane Vander Hart

      Not likely as I don’t think he’s alone in his disdain for TSA pat downs.

    • http://caffeinatedthoughts.com Shane Vander Hart

      Not likely as I don’t think he’s alone in his disdain for TSA pat downs.

    • http://caffeinatedthoughts.com Shane Vander Hart

      Not likely as I don’t think he’s alone in his disdain for TSA pat downs.

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