Demonstrators Led by Alex Jones Will Again March on Texas State Capitol for TSA Bill Showdown

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
June 27, 2011

Demonstrators led by Austin-based radio host Alex Jones will again march on the Capitol building today to protest the sabotage of an anti-TSA groping bill that was scheduled to receive a hearing on Friday but was mothballed for a second time after House members failed to show for the vote, and has now been rendered almost impotent by amendments inserted by Speaker of the House Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst that have gutted the bill.


The protest is set to take place at 4pm CST this afternoon.

Jones will lead demonstrators to the Capitol for the second month running over the TSA bill, having also protested in May after the federal government threatened to enforce a federal blockade that would have turned Texas into a de facto no fly zone to prevent the Senate from passing a bill that had already sailed through the House.

Speaker of the House Joe Straus has been instrumental in stymying the passage of the TSA bill, calling the legislation an "ill-advised publicity stunt" and "unenforceable," while demanding the bill be significantly watered down, despite the fact that it already passed the House unanimously last month. According to the Texas Tribune, Straus approached the bill's primary sponsor Rep. David Simpson last week and insisted that language pertaining to "private parts" be removed from the legislation altogether, which would have completely gutted the bill.

Indeed, Michael Gobart, front man for one of the primary lobbying groups pushing to have the legislation enacted, has now withdrawn his support for the House version of the bill due to new amendments that have rendered the legislation almost impotent. "After consulting with multiple attorneys and legal teams who investigated the matter, we concluded that the amendments would indeed gut the bill of its force," writes Gobart.

The most damaging amendment, inserted by Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a bid to make the bill "wholly irrelevant," now mandates that prosecutors prove in every instance that TSA groping is unconstitutional, rather than just placing a blanket ban on behavior that should already be criminal under the 4th amendment.

"Under the amended language, HB 41 is no longer a legislative declaration that such actions are unconstitutional and criminal. Instead, the amended bill leaves the issue of constitutionality to be determined by the courts, with the burden of proof shifted to the one who experienced the "sexual assault." While this amendment certainly makes the bill more impervious to Federal attack on constitutional grounds, it does so by surrendering the entire battle," reports TSA Tyranny.com. http://tsatyranny.com/2011/06/tsa-tyranny-withdraws-support-from-house-versio...

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[freeyourmind4evr]

Ummm...why is Alex Jones only against the groping in this? The body scanners are what cause the most harm. If they pass a bill to make pat downs illegal, then they will make going through the body scanners mandatory and its the body scanners that one has to be weary of.  Don't ONLY make a stand against the pat downs but make a stand against the body scanners as well!

[caroljohnson168]

I would fly down there to help but 1) the government has taken all my money for taxes and 2) I don't want to be groped at an airport! Awake here in Iowa and headed to the Straw Poll to support Ron Paul and the return of liberty for the American people.

[rev66blessu]

I hate I was on my way back from vacation on Monday. I want to be there next time!

[smellytoilet1996]

@choctawindian7473 Well yeah that's true

[dikkydoo1]

i wish i could be there alex but i have to walk my doggie !

[countriboi46]

whoever gettin paid to stop this video is a loser..and chemtrails will claim u nex..cuz nobody dies by god hands till judgement day..BUT EVERY THING THATS MANMADE WILL KILL U IN A HALF OF A SEC....IF U BELIEVE IN MAN

[gern2010]

Alex Jones for President of The Republic of Texas

[giroyagetme]

alex jones try to get on british tv 

[kbspapa]

Another "Line in the sand" in TEXAS! GO Infowarriors!