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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The citizens of this state and nation are protected |
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from unreasonable search and seizure by the Fourth Amendment to the |
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United States Constitution; and |
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WHEREAS, Actions by agents of the Transportation Security |
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Administration have subjected members of the public, before they |
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may board airplanes or access certain public buildings, to |
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intrusive pat downs that extend beyond the bounds of normal |
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propriety; and |
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WHEREAS, Although TSA has acknowledged its overreaching |
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policy by making a change related to screening children, much more |
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progress needs to be made; and |
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WHEREAS, While recognizing that the security of this nation |
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is paramount, and that all reasonable measures must be taken to |
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protect the public, treating all travelers, including senior |
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citizens and disabled individuals, as serious threats in no way |
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contributes to this nation's safety; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the |
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United States to take appropriate action to ensure acceptable |
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treatment of the public by personnel of the Transportation Security |
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Administration; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the |
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senate of the United States Congress, to the administrator of the |
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Transportation Security Administration, and to all the members of |
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the Texas delegation to the congress with the request that this |
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resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |