New Travel Freedom Bill Seeks to Halt TSA Molestation (VIDEO)

After Unanimous House Support and Near Passage Last Session, Representative David Simpson Files Texas TSA Bill for Upcoming Session

(Longview) -- Yesterday Representative David Simpson (R-Longview) pre-filed House Bill 80 (HB 80), entitled the "Texas Travel Freedom Act." HB 80 aims to restrict unconstitutional violations of travelers' persons and dignity — particularly by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has made itself infamous for intrusive and humiliating pat-downs of innocent travelers.

Specifically, the bill would make it illegal for a government agent to intentionally touch the private areas of a person without probable cause as a condition of travel. HB 80 would also, under the same conditions, prevent the separation of minors from their parents or guardians and prevent the harassment of travelers for refusal to submit to such unconstitutional violations of their person.