Texas Republican proposes criminal penalties for overly touchy TSA agents

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Stephen C. Webster
Raw Story

From Republican majorities to corporate outrages, everything's bigger in Texas.

That even holds true when it comes to giving "the man" the finger, which is precisely what one conservative state representative has set about doing with a new proposal that would make airport security a much trickier business in the lone star state.

Reacting to public outcry over the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and their recently updated airport screening requirements, Texas state Rep. David Simpson (R) introduced a bill that would aim criminal penalties at agents who get a little too touchy with passengers.

Though unlikely to pass -- even with the GOP supermajority in the Texas legislature -- the bill quickly became a cause célèbre to civil libertarians who adamantly oppose the TSA's screening procedures implemented last year.

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