Alaskan Representative posts a PSA on the TSA to his Constituents

The Hill reports that Representative Chris Tuck (D) of Alaska has released a new public service announcement to his constituents warning them of the TSA’s egregious body scanners, and recommending that anyone subjected to the scanners opt-out. After all, “It is your right,” as Tuck says. Moreover, he advises travelers to contact airport police if the TSA touches you in any inappropriate manner.

“This is still a free country,” Tuck says. Is it free when you must subject yourself to either getting felt up or viewed naked as a condition to travel? As this woman found out in our hometown of Austin, Texas, you can only opt-out for so long before you get put in a cage.

Here is the PSA as posted on YouTube:

StopAustinScanners.org calls to action all Texans who support civil liberties today!

There are two bills in the Texas House of Representatives right now that need our help. First, the bill proposing to ban body scanners (HB 1938) has the votes in committee to be moved to the floor, and likely has a supermajority to pass the house on its first reading, but it appears that it is being bottled up in committee under pressure from the speaker.

The “pat-down” bill (HB 1937) is currently tied up in the calendar committee for similar reasons.

We need YOU to do two things TODAY:

(1) Call and email the Calendars Committee and tell them to place HB 1937 (the “pat-down” bill) on the Calendar for a House vote.

(2) Call and email the Transportation Committee and demand for a committee vote on HB 1938 (the “scanner” bill) immediately!

Below, we have provided for you the names, phone numbers, and email addresses for the committees. It is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL to do something TODAY. If you had time to read this email, you have time to email everyone on this list. You can even cut-and-paste the emails in the comma-separated list below so that you can email them all at once.

We also encourage you to use our fantastic Write Your Representatives Tool (http://stopaustinscanners.org/write/state-legislature/) at StopAustinScanners.org to email-blast every single representative and senator in the state of Texas all at once. Please take five minutes and use this amazing resource.

Calendars Committee:

Todd Hunter (Chair)(REP) 512-463-0672, todd.hunter@house.state.tx.us
Dennis H Bonnen (Vice Chair) (REP) 512-463-0564, dennis.bonnen@house.state.tx.us
Dan Branch (REP) 512-463-0367, dan.branch@house.state.tx.us
Garnet Coleman (DEM) 512-463-0524, garnet.coleman@house.state.tx.us
Byron C. Cook (REP) 512-463-0730, byron.cook@house.state.tx.us
Charlie L. Geren (REP) 512-463-0610, charlie.geren@house.state.tx.us
James L. Keffer (REP) 512-463-0656, jim.keffer@house.state.tx.us
Tracy O. King (DEM) 512-463-0194, tracy.king@house.state.tx.us
Lois W. Kolkhorst (REP) 512-463-0600, lois.kolkorst@house.state.tx.us
Eddie Lucio III (DEM) 512-463-0606, eddie.lucio@house.state.tx.us
Allan B. Ritter (REP) 512-463-0706, allan.ritter@house.state.tx.us
Eddie Rodriguez (DEM) 512-463-0674, eddie.rodriguez@house.state.tx.us
Burt R. Solomons (REP) 512-463-0478, burt.solomons@house.state.tx.us
Vicki Truitt (REP) 512-463-0690, vicki.truitt@house.state.tx.us
John Zerwas (REP) 512-463-0657, john.zerwas@house.state.tx.us

Transportation Committee:

Larry Phillips (Chair) (REP) 512-463-0297, larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us
Drew Darby (Vice Chair)(REP) 512-463-0331, drew.darby@house.state.tx.us
Dennis H Bonnen (REP) 512-463-0564, dennis.bonnen@house.state.tx.us
Yvonne Davis (DEM) 512-463-0598, yvonne.davis@house.state.tx.us,
Allen Fletcher (REP) 512-463-0661, allen.fletcher@house.state.tx.us,
Linda Harper-Brown (REP) 512-463-0641, linda.harper_brown@house.state.tx.us,
George Lavender (REP) 512-463-0692, george.lavender@house.state.tx.us,
Armando A. Martinez (DEM) 512-463-0530, armando.martinez@house.state.tx.us,
Ruth Jones McClendon (DEM) 512-463-0708, ruth.mcclendon@house.state.tx.us,
Joseph C. Pickett (DEM) 512-463-0596, joe.pickett@house.state.tx.us,
Eddie Rodriguez (DEM) 512-463-0674, eddie.rodriguez@house.state.tx.us,

Comma-separated email list for Transportation Committee: larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us, drew.darby@house.state.tx.us, dennis.bonnen@house.state.tx.us, yvonne.davis@house.state.tx.us, allen.fletcher@house.state.tx.us, linda.harper_brown@house.state.tx.us, george.lavender@house.state.tx.us, armando.martinez@house.state.tx.us, ruth.mcclendon@house.state.tx.us, joe.pickett@house.state.tx.us, eddie.rodriguez@house.state.tx.us,

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