Rand Paul Targets the TSA for Orwellian Surveillance
End the TSA!
Rand Paul is slamming the TSA for monitoring individuals who have not committed crimes. Paul describes the transportation authority as Big Brother-like when selecting innocent individuals for watchlists.
The Kentucky lawmaker has gone as far as requesting that the TSA provide documents detailing its methods for selecting people for surveillance.
The TSA is Likely Guilty of Surveillance Abuses
According to Paul and several other conservatives in Congress, the TSA is abusing its surveillance authority. As an example, the agency is unfairly surveilling Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard, a conservative who ran for President as a Republican, is on the TSA watchlist for simply being a maverick.
Paul has requested that the TSA expeditiously hand over unredacted guidelines for Congressional review. Paul wants to read through the TSA’s:
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