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Does Nancy Pelosi condone this type of violence?
I guess so. After all, in her USA Today op-ed, she refers to those who attend Congressional town hall meetings as being “un-American,” because they are voicing their dissent for Congress and Barack Obama’s proposals for socialist health care.
At Rep. Russ Carnahan’s (D-Mo.) town hall hearing, Kenneth Gladney was attacked by SEIU union members for handing out Gadsden flags to meeting participants. Is this the type of violence that Pelosi condones for “un-American” behavior?
Or, how about Rep. Kathy Castor’s (D-Fla.) town hall meeting where union members try to intimidate those who voiced dissent about the health care proposal?
What does Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats have to be afraid of? Are they afraid that the American people are holding them accountable for trying to push through socialist reform?
ACLU Sues DHS in the Case of Unlawful TSA Searches
Finally, there might be some reason that the ACLU gains my respect. The ACLU is suing the Department of Homeland Security in response to the unlawful TSA searches and detentions that violate the Constitution. This was in response to the recent unlawful detention of Steven Bierfeldt, who is the Director of Development for Campaign for Liberty. I reported earlier about Bierfeldt’s case, and how he was detained and interrogated by TSA officials at St. Louis International Airport for carrying a metal box of money through a security checkpoint.
The ACLU released this statement today regarding their lawsuit.
“Airport searches are the most common encounters between Americans and law enforcement agents. That’s why it is so important for TSA agents to do the job they were trained to do and not engage in fishing expeditions that do nothing to promote flight safety,” said Ben Wizner, a staff attorney with the ACLU National Security Project. “It is, of course, very important to ensure the safety of flights and keep illegal weapons and explosives off planes. But allowing TSA screeners to conduct general purpose law enforcement searches violates the Constitution while diverting limited resources from TSA’s core mission of protecting safety. For the sake of public safety and constitutional values, these unlawful searches should stop.”
We should be protected by the Constitution anywhere at any time, and this includes the airport. Mr. Bierfeldt, myself, or anyone else should not be threatened with unlawful searches or detention at any time, especially if they are doing nothing wrong. Hopefully, true justice will prevail in this case.
Disturbing…Simply Disturbing
My friend, Steve Bierfeldt, who works for Campaign for Liberty, was recently the victim of TSA harassment when he was detained for having a large amount of money and a stack of Ron Paul bumper stickers. This all took place in St. Louis, as he was en route back to DC after the first Campaign for Liberty Regional Summit. The ironic thing is that he was detained after the MIAC Report was reversed, and there is no way he could be considered a terrorist, rather he is a strong advocate on behalf of liberty. It is just appalling that he had to be subject to this treatment.
Here is the video.
