Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Flash Mob at Capitol Protest TSA Pat-Downs, June 15 2011

Austin YNN
Activists dressed as Transportation Security Administration agents staged a mock TSA pat-down at the Capitol Tuesday.

The protest was an effort to bring a bill into the special session which would make it a misdemeanor for TSA agents to pat-down passengers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

The group from Texans for Accountable Government said they wanted lawmakers to see what a pat-down from the TSA entails.

The initial bill died during the regular session after the Department of Justice said it would force federal officials to cancel flights to Texas.

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