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It will have to be all-or-none: Last May, Texas tried to pass a bill to ban 'groping patdowns'. The bill was passed by the Texan House of Representative, but
by seanica 15y ago
It will have to be all-or-none:
Last May, Texas tried to pass a bill to ban 'groping patdowns'.
The bill was passed by the Texan House of Representative, but then the federal government, approx 1-2 weeks later, threatened to shutdown all Texan airports because they would be a threat to the overall security. The bill failed to go any further on that threat.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-tsa-groping-texas-idUSTRE74C54E20110513 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-tsa-groping-tex...
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/fed-threat-shuts-down-tsa-groping-bill-in-texas/ http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislati...
- arohner 15y agoI really wish they would have made the feds call that bluff. Dallas and Houston are the #8 and #23 airports in the world by traffic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_busiest_airports_by_pass...
- angersock 15y agoThat would have been hilariously satisfying. "Sure, we'll shut down DFW and IAH. Your move."
- canadiancreed 15y agoWith the political climate in Texas, I'm sort of surprised it didn't become another brick in the wall for the successionists in that state.
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