The senator Mike Lee Continue to demand the abolition of the Security Administration transport (ASD).
“You are tired of making yourself shot every time you travel? Abolish the TSA,” said the senator in a recent post on X.
“Make the safety of airports free from sexual assault,” said Lee in another tweet, adding “abolishing the ASD”.
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Senator Mike Lee, from UTAH, speaks during the Senate confirmation hearing on energy and natural resources for the candidate of the US President elected Donald Trump to the post of Energy Secretary, Chris Wright , in Capitol Hill, January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Left: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images; right: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In another article, he suggested that President Donald Trump should eliminate the TSA.
Lee suggests that instead of the TSA, airlines could take care of passenger control.
“You may have to undergo a palpation procedure if the control technology triggers an alarm, in the context of unpredictable safety measures, for improved control, or as an alternative to other types of control, such as control by control by Advanced imaging technology “, according to the TSA website. “Palpation can include an inspection of the head, neck, arms, chest, legs and feet. This includes headgear and sensitive areas such as breasts, groin and buttocks.”
The agency was created as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
“The law on aviation and transport security, adopted by the 107th congress and signed on November 19, 2001, created the ASD”, according to the TSA website.
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Lee also recommended the idea of ​​deleting the TSA last year.
“It is time to abolish the TSA. Airlines can and will secure their own planes if a federal agency does not do so in their place. They will do it better than TSA, without affecting the Constitution and with fewer Having trials, showing more respect for passengers, “said the senator in a message on March 11 of last year.
A few days later, Lee said he had been subjected to a search by the TSA.
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Senator Mike Lee, Rutah., Arrives for the election to the management of the Republicans of the Senate in Capitol on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, included via Getty Images)
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“Update: a few days after calling for abolishing the TSA, I was” selected at random “for unnecessarily slow and in-depth palpation and TSA. It may be a coincidence. Or not. Impossible to know it.
In December, the senator shared a video of a man subject to palpation.
“It is disturbing to know that the TSA is making this an incalculable number of times every day, constantly carrying out unnecessarily invasive excavations, without a mandate and without suspicion with American -friendly Americans,” Lee wrote by sharing the video. “Please share if you want to abolish TSA,” he added.
