Mike Lee continues calling for abolition of TSA

Sen. Mike Lee is continuing to telephone for the abolition of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

"Tired of being groped each clip you travel? Abolish TSA," the legislator said successful a caller station connected X.

"Make Airport Security Free Of Sexual Assault Again," Lee said successful different tweet, adding, "Abolish TSA."

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In different post, helium suggested that President Donald Trump should destruct the TSA.

Lee suggests that alternatively of TSA, airlines could grip rider screening.

"You whitethorn beryllium required to acquisition a pat-down process if the screening exertion alarms, arsenic portion of unpredictable information measures, for enhanced screening, oregon arsenic an alternate to different types of screening, specified arsenic precocious imaging exertion screening," according to the TSA website. "A pat-down whitethorn see inspection of the head, neck, arms, torso, legs, and feet. This includes caput coverings and delicate areas specified arsenic breasts, groin, and the buttocks."

The bureau was established successful the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, panic attacks.

"The Aviation and Transportation Security Act, passed by the 107th Congress and signed connected November 19, 2001, established TSA," according to the TSA's website.

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Lee advocated the thought of nixing TSA past twelvemonth arsenic well.

"It’s clip to abolish the TSA. Airlines tin and volition unafraid their ain planes if a national bureau doesn’t bash it for them. They’ll bash it amended than TSA, without undermining the Constitution and with little groping—showing much respect for passengers," the legislator declared successful a station past twelvemonth connected March 11.

Days later, Lee indicated that helium had been subjected to a TSA pat down.

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"Update: days aft calling to abolish TSA, I got 'randomly selected' for the needlessly slow, thorough TSA screening & patdown. Maybe it’s a coincidence. Or not. Impossible to know. That’s portion of the occupation with having a national bureau successful complaint of airdrome security," helium tweeted connected March 14, 2024.

In December, the legislator shared a video of a antheral being subjected to a pat down.

"It’s unsettling knowing that the TSA does this countless times each day, perpetually conducting needlessly invasive, warrantless, suspicion-less searches of law-abiding Americans," Lee wrote erstwhile sharing the video. "Please stock if you’d similar to abolish TSA," helium added.