Ron Paul introduces the American Traveler Dignity Act

David Freddoso posted this video of Ron Paul (R, TX) introducing his new bill, The American Traveler Dignity Act, on the House floor. The legislation would help curb the growing power of the federal government and the TSA in American airports. Here’s Paul’s idea in a nutshell:

My legislation is simple. It establishes that airport security screeners are not immune from any US law regarding physical contact with another person, making images of another person, or causing physical harm through the use of radiation-emitting machinery on another person. It means they are subject to the same laws as the rest of us.

I’m not sure if Paul’s legislation will gather much momentum, but if there was ever a time to try and curtail the powers of the TSA, that time is now. Public outrage over gropings, invasive body scans, and the targeting of young children for full body pat-downs, is reaching a bubbling point. The blogs have never been so unanimously opposed to a government program, with bloggers on the left and the right agreeing that something must be done to put an end to the security theater playing out in our airports. As Paul noted in his speech, Americans have become too submissive. It’s high time we quit acting like sheep.