Originally Posted by
NotaCriminal
The hearing was today and CATO/Jim Harper has submitted testimony, which you can read
here.
Thanks much for the link. Harper presented a beautiful case for such state actions, including this line:
One is to encourage you as state leaders to play the role that was prescribed for you in the U.S. Constitution. You are right to press for the interests of your constituents as you perceive them, and you are right not to be cowed by federal authority, even when that puts you in conflict with the federal government. The Constitution intends for you to do this.
I did enjoy this joke of his also:
The one caution I would suggest is that you do not outlaw private, consensual body searches. If people want to play "TSA Agent and Traveler" at home, they should be free to do so! A tighter version of the legislation might define the indecent body search offense as one in which contact is made with a stranger's intimate areas.
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