Government

Ron Paul Calls TSA ‘Jack-Booted Thugs’ in Response to Highway Checkpoints

A week ago, Tennessee became the first state to team up with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to implement highway checkpoints for random searches in a move to counter terrorism.

Ron Paul’s response? That the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program with its “sinister, military-style acronym“ is violating Fourth Amendment rights with random highway checkpoints by ”jack-booted thugs.” He writes on his website:

So first we are told by the U.S. Supreme Court that American citizens have no 4th amendment protections at border crossings, even when standing on U.S. soil. Now TSA takes the next logical step and simply detains and searches U.S. citizens at wholly internal checkpoints.

[...]

The real tragedy occurs when Americans incrementally become accustomed to this treatment on the roads just as they have become accustomed to it in the airports. We already accept arriving at the airport 2 or more hours before a flight to get through security; will we soon have to build in an extra 2 or 3 hours into our road trips to allow for checkpoint traffic?

Listen to more of Ron Paul’s take on the TSA highway checkpoints in a video he released on Monday:

VIPR was created in 2005 in response to the 2004 Madrid bombings to increase security at rail and mass transit systems in the United States. By 2007, VIPR had “augmented security” at transportation facilities in cities like New York, Buffalo, Los Angeles and Boston.

So why has VIPR moved to Tennessee highways? Channel 5 reports Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons as saying ”Where is a terrorist more apt to be found? Not these days on an airplane more likely on the interstate.”

The Examiner goes as far as to liken the checkpoints to “those used in Nazi Germany.” The report also states that these checkpoints were not established based on any specific threat.

Watch News Channel 5′s local report for more information:

Comments (465)

1 2 3 ... 10
  • cous1933
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:54am

    Once again Paul is exactly right and unfortunately we will just roll over and accept this like we have accepted the growth of government intrusions for decades because “its for our own safety”

    There isn’t another candidate running for president who will stop this.
    Ron Paul 2012!

    Report Post » cous1933  
    • DrFrost
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:03am

      UNCONSTITUTIONAL! I’m not usually prone to anger but this is unbelievable. Tennessee should be ashamed, the TSA should be abolished and everyone who participated in these unconsitutional searches should be jailed.

      Report Post »  
    • bassist237
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:04am

      Yeah, the only place they really need these checkpoints are the waffle houses and ihops.

      Report Post » bassist237  
    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:05am

      Another reason to stock up on goods because once WROL/SHTF scenario ensues you will not be able to move about to become a refugee in another state like after Katrina. They want total control and if that means keeping you in your voting district, then so be it, just be ready to sit things out by having enough food, water and other nice to have things on hand.

      Report Post » ChiefGeorge  
    • escape_from_socialism
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:13am

      I haven’t hear Herman FedCain, on TSA. Is 9-9-9 apply to TSA?

      Report Post »  
    • techengineer11
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:14am

      Dr. Paul is the only candidate who will advocate for Liberty and the Constitution. Unfortunately FOX News and Talk radio hosts such as Beck, Hannity, Levine, Limbaugh, etc have misled the American Conservative so bad with their Neo-Con tendencies that the Right has become confused.

      Please come to your senses fellow Conservatives. They only reason that you oppose Dr. Paul is because of the common sense approach he takes on the Middle East even though the facts are on his side you still fail to acknowledge it. How much more money can a broke Nation poor down the hole in the Middle East? Why do you even call yourself a Conservative when you advocate deficit spending for Wars which are unaffective, unwaranted, and have no real end or objective?

      How many more Liberties have to be stolen before you wake up? Dr. Paul is the only advocate for Liberty in the entir race. Perry, Rommney, Cain??? Please. Cain is so wish washy he’s now pro abortion, doesn’t believe that the Fed needs an audit, wants to negotiate w/ terrorists, etc.. Come on Conservatives.. wake up to the cause of Liberty!

      Report Post » techengineer11  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:15am

      Not only the TSA abolished, but every government branch that operates outside the control of Congress. Everyone says that Dr. Paul’s budget cuts are too drastic, but his cuts are a double-edged sword. The cuts not only save America a fortune — the abolish ILLEGAL legs of the government.

      Report Post »  
    • Founding Father2
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:21am

      Did you see his speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, pretty good. Should he be President… maybe not. But he gives a good speech: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2011/oct/paul_iowa_faith.html

      Has he turned a leaf when it comes to faith???

      Report Post »  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:24am

      “stock up on goods” is good advice. Stock up on things you can use — gold is questionable.

      While we’re talking about Dr. Paul warnings (that the media blocks and people don’t hear)
      Here is another warning that’s important:

      What Obama (or any president) could do to physical gold people are holding in their hands! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbrsI8S4Tro

      Report Post »  
    • KansasGirlyGirl
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:25am

      I believe they’ve started these checkpoints in Michigan too, and before long, they’ll be in a town near you (and me)! God help us all. Ron Paul is our only hope at this point-because he sees it, he understands it, and he’s willing to do something about it!

      Report Post »  
    • NJTMATO
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:41am

      Hey Cous…I agree and I believe that I am actually going to have to change my mind about Herman Cain right now and I believe I will plan to vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. I am truly frightened for this country, financially and morally. I don’t agree with everything Ron Paul says, but I believe his is the only champion of Liberty we have left and I believe that he is really the only one with the cajones enough to straighten out our economy. I also believe with a FULL TRUST that Ron Paul doesn’t care what ANYONE …i.e. power brokers, big business, etc…throws his way, if it isn’t good for our Liberty, it isn’t good. I want to be able to worship God and Jesus Christ in my church until I die and don’t want to be penalized for talking about God in public….Ron Paul will protect the Constitution that allows me to do that. Sorry for the run on.

      Report Post » NJTMATO  
    • Ruler4You
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:02pm

      I have to agree with RP on this. If our own government, who is doing everything wrong it possibly can in its handling of “terrorism”, has to begin to set up road blocks within the borders of the country, government has lost the battle already.

      Government is importing tens thousands of “refugee class” muslim “immigrants” into our nation annually. Giving them housing, food resources, money and transportation. All at our expense.

      Government has allowed segregated groups of these very same people to build, organize and train in camps all across the nation to attack America and Americans when the time has been defined.

      Americans spend like cray on their governments demands for this and that. But this terrorist thing has been a gold mine for government. It has demanded that Americans make whimsical sacrifices as government flails about in the dark in hopes of getting in a lucky strike. All the while standing in the middle of a ground zero of its own making. When this thing takes off, and it will, things are going to change in a way Americans never knew was possible.

      Report Post » Ruler4You  
    • Falsegods
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:07pm

      For president 2012
      Judge Andrew Paolo Napolitano and Ron Paul

      Report Post »  
    • Dustyluv
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:10pm

      Obama Obama Obama!! Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama Heil Obama

      Papers please….

      Report Post »  
    • netmail
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:14pm

      Im sure Im not the only one who has beefed up the entertainment value of just staying home for fun. Afterall, who wants to eat out at a Waffle House, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc.? Not me. Who wants to see a Hollywood movie? Not me. Who truly loves to travel these days?? Nope, no desire to do that. The people I see out and about on television today mostly look shady and dangerous. I don’t want to mingle with them. And now there’s a gestapo-like element alive and well to keep an eye on us all??? The more decent people feel the urge to retreat, the easier it is going to be for the forces of evil to overwhelm us to control our every move. It is natural to retreat from confrontation. Every move this adminstration makes is designed to divide and conquer America. Our options? Take back the country entirely in 2012 thru elections or prepare to fight or simply leave…..the clock is ticking.

      Report Post »  
    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:25pm

      This man shows you how to deal with these Unconstitutional Checkpoints.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lethJ2IMiE

      Report Post » ProbIemSoIver  
    • theaveng
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:43pm

      ALEX JONES IS TOO CONFRONTATIONAL

      It is better to act like you’re bored and non-emotional (like Mr. Spock) rather than make the TSA cops angry at you, and beat you up (as happened to Pastor Anderson). Remember they are just the lackeys… the real evil lies Above the cops with their bosses. Those are the ones to get angry with.
      .

      Report Post »  
    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:44pm

      i Pray to God people see the light of Liberty and vote Ron Paul in the primaries.
      Alex Jones has been talking about TSA checkpoints on the roads for awhile now…
      There is a 100 mile ring around our borders that are called “Constitutional FREE Zone” … meaning you have NO 4th amendment right. There should be not 1 spot in America that is “constitutional free”, that in and of itself is a violation of our constitution… you can actually be LIVING in a constitution free zone, your property could be searched at anytime for NO reason.

      Report Post »  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Thanks for the link — checkpoints in Texas
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lethJ2IMiE

      Report Post »  
    • Marci
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:52pm

      Paul is exactly right on this. Our government refuses to secure our borders (still) and to compensate, enact ridiculous things like this. Or should I say PRETEND to compensate for….a random check is merely a violation of our rights, not a plan. This is insanity.

      Report Post » Marci  
    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:55pm

      theaveng,
      while i do agree with you, at the same time, these people take an OATH to protect our constitution from enemies foreign AND domestic… this is a violation of our 4th… they should refuse to partake… there are MANY officers who refused to disarm the public during katrina, because they SWORE to protect these peoples rights with their lives.

      Report Post »  
    • HKS
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:59pm

      If the government did their job at the boarders this wouldn’t even be an issue. Spare the rights of the illegals and screw yours.

      Report Post » HKS  
    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:00pm

      what proof do they have that “terrorists” are mostly found on the interstates?

      Report Post »  
    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:19pm

      I for one am not used to the airline searches. I have not flown since they implemented the choice of naked scanners or molestation. I will not fly commercially until that goes away.

      If they want to force naked body scanners/molestation on the freeways, then I suppose that I may have to do that whole suicide-by-cop thing. I will NOT submit to these immoral searches, no matter what it costs me.

      Report Post »  
    • techengineer11
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:19pm

      NJTMATO: That is accurate and sound reasoning. I was a big Huckabee supporter during the last election shunning Dr. Paul like many on the right are doing this time around but times are now different.. Abortion and Gay marriage are not the number one/two issues but the protection of Liberty is.. Liberty for all even the unborn but that is where I battle is..

      FOX and the talk radio ilk are trying to mislead conservative Americans into thinking that if you don’t support eternal war with no agenda then you are not Patriotic.. They have lost all crediblitly and many are seeing through the farce now.

      Report Post » techengineer11  
    • VerySeniorCitizen
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:29pm

      My Paul is only a few years my junior, but he is sorely misinformed. I can vouch for the fact that Jack-booted Thugs were VERY prevalent when I was a child in Occupied Europe. House invasions at any time of day or night – with strip searches of men, women and children – and babies – were to be expected daily. If they appeared at mealtime they thought nothing of taking every crumb of our meager meal off the table, including the infant’s meal – just because they could – and they would throw it away when they left. Chimney flues were regularly torn apart, piano wires were torn out of the instrument, matresses were cut and ripped, clothing was dumped into any available liquid (the cow dung heap was a favorite where I lived) water barrels (our only supply water supply) were tipped and spilled. I could go on, but you get the idea. There is quite a ways to go before the TSA can equate to the Jack-booted Thung I lived among!

      Report Post »  
    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:46pm

      This is more proof that the TSA is getting more and more brazen with its blatant violation of the Fourth Amendment through unwarranted searches. As of right this moment, only Ron Paul has the spine to attempt to put an end to the TSA’s un-Constitutional practices. The other candidates running against him seem to have no intention of ever dismantling the TSA.

      Report Post » Mr. Oshawott  
    • Drakkhanlord
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:57pm

      they want this Nation Wide and Everywhere…

      Report Post » Drakkhanlord  
    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:58pm

      RESIST THE NAZI POLICE STATE!!

      Ron Paul 2012!!!

      Save America from the NAZIS!!!

      Report Post » V-MAN MACE  
    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:02pm

      But no…

      I’m just a crazy nutjob conspiracy theorist who listens to Alex Jones and a Ron Paul supporter who protests the Nazi Police State and the Federal Reserve…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBVVfed4cpA

      Report Post » V-MAN MACE  
    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:11pm

      Ron Paul couldn’t have stated the truth any plainer. American had better wake up before we are Communist Russia with road check points everywhere.

      Report Post »  
    • NolanM1992
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:17pm

      Thank you, Dr. Paul, for once again standing up to defend the U.S. Constitution.

      Report Post » NolanM1992  
    • gramma dee
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:22pm

      This is one thing that COULD put RP in the WH.

      If you were raised in the 50s-60s you know all about Nazi Germany and those notorious checkpoints because we were surrounded with WWII history. You can watch almost any WWII movie to see this hwy checkpoint horror in action.

      WHY IS THIS HAPPENING HERE AND NOW? The lame political excuse ‘to fight terrorism’ is a lie.

      This monstrous grab at contol of WE THE PEOPLE always starts on a small scale with the built-in guarantee to grow to massive proportions in a short time. This is one more issue that will probably need to be brought to the front lines of this election.

      Report Post » gramma dee  
    • louise
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:32pm

      Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty or safety. ~~ Benjamin Franklin

      Report Post » louise  
    • eternalhostility
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:39pm

      As usual Ron Paul is right, it’s shocking how easily Americans give up the 4th Amendment – it’s kind of a major thing you know? Or did Beck tell you it doesn’t matter?

      How any reader of the blaze can be against Ron Paul is shocking, every other GOP candidate (forget even discussing the dems) is for big government and more police state. Thinking Ron Paul is weak on Iran is just stupid.

      Beck should endorse Paul and you people should start getting a clue. RON PAUL 2012!

      Report Post »  
    • flntlok1949
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:41pm

      Paul is right and so are you. Americans have develped a sad tendency to grumble a bit and shrug their shoulders as their freedoms are diminished. Soon they will be stopping us on the sidewalks to ask for our “papers”! Tenneseans are getting just what they asked for when the elected RINO Haslam, Governor.

      Report Post »  
    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:46pm

      theaveng

      Not true when it comes to Nazis acting like Nazis in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.

      “I was just following orders, I’m just a lackey” isn’t going to exonerate them.

      Ron Paul 2012

      Report Post » V-MAN MACE  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:58pm

      theaveng, I agree that Alex Jones is “controversial” O’Reilly warned us not to listen to him — so of course, I wonder why. LOL I listen to Jones sometimes because he says things the Democrats and Republicans won’t say. I then go and investigate what I learned to see if it’s true.

      Just today, Jones was talking about one step closer one world government and a “cashless society” and that Louisiana passed bill 195 to ban CASH sales for used goods. I researched it and it’s true! This is a real bill that passed quietly while America was sleeping!

      What is America coming to?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLg2VMBgdT8

      Report Post »  
    • Wabbitseason
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:03pm

      I think TSA has missed the mark here. What they REALLY should be doing is house searches. Think of all the homes that are in the United States alone! If random house searches were allowed, there would be no rapes, murders, child abuse, terrorist acts!

      Report Post » Wabbitseason  
    • Lotus503
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:15pm

      I think the DHS needs to be abolished and it’s duties turned over to the FBI and Federal Marshals office. It’s way too intrusive and has no place in our free society…and there is way too much potential for it’s powers to be abused by the government.

      Report Post »  
    • FNTM
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:18pm

      What has the TSA done for you? Who caught the crotch bomber and the shoe bomber? Passengers. All the TSA has contributed is a very large measure of welfare jobs and being a pain in the arse to people. Now we have roadblocks? Get serious.

      Report Post » FNTM  
    • theaveng
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:41pm

      VERY SENIOR CITIZEN: >>>”There is quite a ways to go before the TSA can equate to the Jack-booted Thug I lived among!”

      With all due respect you need to do a little more research on youtube. The TSA and other U.S. police are doing MANY of the things you listed. And in some cases more extreme. They stop cars that are nowhere near an international border. They yank drivers out of their seats. They search trunks illegally or, in my case, force you you stand in the hot Texas sun for an hour until you finally “give in” to the illegal warrantless search.

      There’s video of TSA agents beating people like Pastor Anderson, or federal police busting down doors and shooting people, children, dogs inside their homes.

      Things ARE as bad as you remember from your childhood.
      You don’t realize because the media is not talking. But it’s visible on youtube.

      Report Post »  
    • loriann12
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:45pm

      Where are terrorists more likely to be found? How about the border, since it’s totally open. Yes, Paul is unfortunately right. Americans rolled over and took the airline searches…..or should I say bent over and took it? They’ll do the same thing about check points. Texas has the castle law…your home, car and place of employment (if allowed) are your castles. You can have a gun in your vehicle (to my understanding), though you can’t have it in your purse anymore, because that’s considered concealed carry.

      Report Post »  
    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:50pm

      I want to know where that troll is who called me a tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist when I said a few days ago that these check points were all across the State of Tennessee?

      Well I suppose that fool will now return and deflect, and say it‘s not what I’m saying it is. Those good old TSA agents are just there to protect the fine folks in Tennessee. When my sis told me that she was stopped (2 sisters live in Tennessee) I thought it was just by the Police. She insisted it was TSA.

      People better listen closely. Dictatorship is on your doorsteps, and the goal is to ultimately reduce the earths population to between 250,000 – 500,000.

      How many people here (that includes you liberals) think it’s going to be done by lottery to determine who lives and who dies?

      Report Post » The10thAmendment  
    • kmichaels
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:55pm

      [VerySeniorCitizen
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:29pm
      My Paul is only a few years my junior, but he is sorely misinformed. I can vouch for the fact that Jack-booted Thugs were VERY prevalent when I was a child in Occupied Europe.]

      Apparently liberal VeryStupidCitizen’s solution is to wait for them to get even worse, even more Jack Booted before you complain.

      That is why he carries the lable VeryStupidCitizen in the first place. His comments are very stupid.

      Report Post »  
    • dr_funk
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:41pm

      On this occasion, Ron Paul is right.

      But that doesn‘t mean I’ll support him for president, given his suicidal foreign policy.

      Report Post »  
    • Polwatcher
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:02pm

      Ron Paul is the man. “Jack Booted thugs” is right on the mark.

      Report Post »  
    • hidden_lion
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:11pm

      So I guess it is time to forcefully remove any of these illegal checkpoints. They have no right to set them up. Who ever lives in Tennessee better start calling you representatives and if they don’t stop this nonsense, form militia’s and remove these usurpers of power.

      Report Post » hidden_lion  
    • Kneale
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:16pm

      Ten years ago in the air over Pennsylvania it was “let’s roll” now all over the country it‘s let’s roll over. How soon will we be required to carry “papers” to travel outside of our home county, those of us that can still travel outside the county.

      Report Post » Kneale  
    • hidden_lion
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:18pm

      Theaveng- “Remember they are just the lackeys”
      So were the SS. It is their fault for performing these illegal acts against Americans. They are traitors, pure and simple. They, along with swat teams, will happily haul you off to FEMA camps. They will load you onto trains to be eliminated at a more convenient facility. TSA is an enemy of the people of America.

      Report Post » hidden_lion  
    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:44pm

      One day History will prove Ron Paul and Alex Jones were Correct.
      History will also prove that 90% of you all were Ignorant beyond comprehension !!!

      Report Post » ProbIemSoIver  
    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:47pm

      * I didn’t mean the Blaze posters on this story. It looks like 90% of you all, understand.

      Report Post » ProbIemSoIver  
    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:48pm

      @ dr_funk
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:41pm

      On this occasion, Ron Paul is right.

      But that doesn‘t mean I’ll support him for president, given his suicidal foreign policy.
      ———————————————————————————————————————————————
      What’s wrong with Pauls foreign policy ideals? Non-Interventionalism is Constitutional. He would have certainly been supported by Thomas Jefferson.

      “If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.”

      Instill ourselves in nation building, protecting other Sovereign Nations is a frivolous waste of the public funds. Not to mention it intentionally stations our young men and women in harms way for a cause that IS NOT ours.

      Let a foreign Nation attack us with Paul as president. The world, and his detractors will get an “once only required” of how non interventionalism works. The best part is that he won’t give a damn about the UN, or some stupid Geneva Convention rules of engagement. The only rules that Paul will follow will be those that determine a swift retribution and unfettered releasing of the might of the United States.

      Report Post » The10thAmendment  
    • cous1933
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 8:57pm

      NJTMATO,
      You are exactly right. This is truly a scary time in America and its not the terrorists that are the biggest threat to us right now, it’s an out-of-control federal government and a sleeping populace. Unfortunately for Herman Cain and his supporters, he is not the answer to the problems we face. Ron Paul is. It’s understandable that some disagree with him on some points but when you look at the big picture and what the real threat is, Ron Paul has the right answers.

      Report Post » cous1933  
    • gmamesw
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:31pm

      According to the law your auto, car, truck, bus or whatever is an extension of your home and cannot be searched without a warrent. They can give you a bad time but cannot lay a finger on your body or search your auto without your consent or a warrent.

      Report Post »  
    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:43pm

      I agree with him on the TSA but in order to keep his supporters drugged-up Ron Paul:
      **Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)**
      That is how much he cares about America’s security…….

      Report Post » RepubliCorp  
    • Usernamenuse
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52pm

      I agree.

      The writer very blithely says Ron Paul compares this to Nazi check points, which were scorned here with ‘show your papers please’ references in multiple movies. The implication is that, of course, they are nothing like Nazi check points.

      How are they different?

      Report Post »  
    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 2:32am

      If the TSA is now conducting “checkpoints” on the interstate/highway what is the Highway Patrol and Police doing? 

      This is so stupid I can’t stop laughing. America has become this dumb! Amazing! And most will vote for some candidate that supports the TSA! 

      Why not send the TSA to the border! Instead of “checkpoints” in the middle of a State in the middle of the country, they can conduct “checkpoints” on the border that is wide open for “terrorists”….. 

      How dumb is America…..Dumb enough to allow “unionized” Governmental rent a cops to grope you at the air point and now conduct “checkpoints” for terrorists….Dumb, dumb, dumb….

      Report Post » Okie from Muskogee  
    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:08am

      RepubliCorp

      Ron Paul doesn’t support a police state and a war on drugs.

      Is that clear to you? This isn’t an issue of security.

      The CIA are the terrorists anyway. The ATF are moving the drugs, guns, and cash across the border.

      Report Post » V-MAN MACE  
    • Susie Liberty
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 4:27pm

      Well, they are taking place in Texas – 100 mi inland from the Border. (Yet a blurb in the paper said the Mexican truckers are being waved on through.)

      Regardless, his candor made me laugh out loud! If you don’t want the truth, you will NOT like Congressman Paul! (I personally use a different word…“GOONS” – but “Thugs” may be better!)

      THANK YOU, BLAZE for covering this story, Is a good example – of many – of the CRISIS occurring in Our Beloved America.

      Report Post »  
    • freedomnow40
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 6:41pm

      The TSA should be disbanned and privitized. The incrementally taking the rights of good US citizens is being attacked by the BIG SIS. Homeland Security is a black hole for tax payers money.

      Report Post »  
    • InBox485
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:13pm

      The public does not accept this crap for their safety. They know they can choose to either comply, or be beaten or killed until they do. The only alternative is to preemptively kill them first, and most decent people find that alternative less palatable then compliance.

      Report Post »  
  • joesample
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:53am

    This is the type of stuff that erodes our personal liberties and freedom. Before long they will randomly (without cause or warrant) search people walking on the streets, in private homes, etc. How long until we are forced to Quarter TSA “troops” and their ilk. Maybe I’m a little foggy, but these were the kinds of things that caused us to revolt from the British.

    Report Post »  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:05am

      Actually, they don’t need a warrant for stopping people on the street. I can’t remember off the top of my head what level of cause they need, I believe reasonable suspicion. Look up Terry Frisks, they are constitutional according to the Supreme Court.

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:18am

      A Terry stop requires reasonable suspicion. Somebody walking by randomly does not present reasonable suspicion.

      Even if the courts say they do, they don’t. The courts are not the last word on the Constitution, friend, we are.

      Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:40am

      @Ghost, Amen to that. I think we as Americans have put way too much stock in the words of the all mighty Supreme Court. People have somehow got the idea that nine people appointed to a position of power are infallible. Every time a big decision comes up, we all look to the Nine like anxious little children waiting for a parent to give them a treat.

      We have nine people deciding what is right or wrong for 300 million people and those nine have agendas or biases just like the other 300 million people who weren’t lucky enough to know the right person. I have not read anywhere in the Constitution where it says Case Law is settled law. I don’t need a glorified lawyer tellling me what the Constitution says nor really want one to try. But we as a nation will continue to say, “Let’s see what the Supreme Court says.”

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:22pm

      Alex Jones is a nut, but I sometimes listen because he says things that neither Democrats or Republicans will say.

      Louisiana actually passed a bill that says you can’t use CASH for sale of used goods!
      Yep, it’s a real law and it passed!

      What the heck is going on in America?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLg2VMBgdT8

      Report Post »  
    • southernloyalty
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:32pm

      Explain this to me please. Without TSA there, how and who is going to stop someone from going onto a plane and blowing it up.

      Report Post »  
    • colt1860
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:28pm

      @southernloyalty We’ll do what the Israelis do. We’ll profile and actually investigate real suspects at the airport, and leave granny and your 6 year old daughter alone. And we’ll allow pilots to be armed when on the plane. And we’ll allow the Airports to provide their own private security. Every major mall, sporting event, bank, etc., in the US, is not patrolled by the TSA, and they’re doing just fine. Look at the big Casino’s, and I dare you to tell me that private security teams don’t work.

      Report Post »  
  • Scottscobig
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:51am

    Ben Franklin said, “They who can give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

    How true that is.

    On the other hand, these unreasonable searches seemed a little less unreasonable to me shortly after September 11th. Don’t know if that was because it was Bush and not Obama or if it was just the zeitgeist. I’m for racial profiling; better yet, the kind of profiling the Israelis do. And the TSA has always seemed over the line, to me.

    As time goes on, I find myself agreeing more and more with Ron Paul. I wonder what would actually happen if we pulled ALL of our troops home. I doubt it would be as bad as the alarmists would have it. But it’s hard to believe that the terrorists would just leave us alone. Personally, I think it’s worth a try. I think Ron Paul is worth a try, warts and all. We’ve been willing to accept other candidates in the past, with their warts. I doubt Ron Paul could come close to matching the damage they’ve done.

    I just think we‘re so used to the direction we’ve been going that that familiarity keeps us in our trajectory that’s leading us over a cliff. Whether it‘s at Obama’s speed or Romney’s speed, we’re still headed over a cliff. So, as we look at the treacherous and arduous looking rock climbing that Ron Paul is suggesting, we’re a little leery.

    Ron Paul may not be perfect, but who is?

    Report Post »  
    • NJTMATO
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:57am

      Ha! I just got to the very same place as you dod Scott! I will most likely be voting for Ron Paul in the primary for many of the very same reasons in your post. I will keep a bit of an open mind, but Ron Paul is the only true Champion of Liberty that we have on that stage right now and he’s been the very same Ron Paul for 35 years….no flip-flopping, no special interests…jus our special interests – FREEDOM

      Report Post » NJTMATO  
    • DrFrost
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:25pm

      I don‘t think it would be a good thing to pull our troops out of the rest of the world but I don’t think it’s going to matter. When you go broke you have to cut things that you really wish you didn’t have to. But you have no choice.

      And no… the terrorists will absolutely not leave us alone. They want the whole planet under islam. They hate us because we’re blocking their EVIL INTOLERANT agenda. Have we made mistakes in foreign policy? Sure… but that’s not why they hate us. They hate us because we push for democracy and freedom.

      Report Post »  
    • DrFrost
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:29pm

      If Gary Johnson is on the ballot I’m voting for him. If not, I’ll vote for Paul, Cain or Newt… whichever has the best chance of winning. If none of those have a chance of winning… I’m going to do everything I can to keep Romney from winning. But if Romney does win, you can bet I’ll vote for him in November 2012 because almost anyone is better than Obama.

      Report Post »  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:33pm

      DRFROST, Do you feel safer or more free due to American presence in the Middle East? Judge Napolitano

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiP_FTV_1dM

      Report Post »  
    • gramma dee
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 2:43pm

      @SCOTTS

      I agree with your statements but am still left wondering exactly who is the one person who can beat obummer and effectively change our trajectory away from that cliff we are currently doomed to destruct on.
      Seems there is so much going against the USA right now thanks to obummer that there is almost no way out of this trajectory leading to the cliff. Amercian Revolution 2 perhaps.

      Report Post » gramma dee  
    • kmichaels
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:05pm

      THIS JUST IN. Ron Paul is still a nutcase.

      Is he right about a few things? Yes, unfortunately, too few.

      Secondly, he can be right, and still rather stupid about it, at the same time, case in point, the trophy mosque in NYC.

      Are these stops unconstitutional? They sure seem to be. Should we do something about them? Definitely. Does this warrant voting for Ron Paul? Definitely not.

      Report Post »  
    • happ77
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:08pm

      I really like 99.44% of what Ron Paul says, but can he win the election that really matters.
      I’d vote for him in a heartbeat,bring the troops home, cut a trillion dollars, etc, but even if he’s elected,
      congress, both dems and rhinos would tie his hands. We have lost so much it will be a 40yr task to get back on the right track. They’ve taken over education & the media. Young people today don’t know history, patriotism is anti-global, nationalism is a bad word, social justice, capitalism is evil.
      They need to be shown what freedom and real free market capitalism has done for mankind. Where would mankind be now if it wasn’t for the founders and the existence of the U.S. Too bad we can’t do a George Bailly thing and get a look at the world if the country had never been born.
      ANYBODY BUT OBAMA !!!

      Report Post »  
  • Vic Tory
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:48am

    How do I not trust this government? Let me count the ways…
    First they are going to take down communications on November 9. Getting ready for something, are we?
    Now we can’t pass from one state to another without the potential for harrassment?
    What gives? And why is TSA involved? That makes no sense. We should send FEMA to help them. That makes no sense either.
    Why doesn’t someone focus on a real border that matters. For those who don’t comprehend, that would be the US-Mexico border.
    It’s almost over ladies and gentlemen. If we can survive to vote this bunch out of office, it will be a miracle.
    Note to anyone who voted for Obama:
    Sucker!

    Report Post » Vic Tory  
    • HorseCrazy
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:35pm

      so they can search all of us on the hwy but a judge ruled the florida drug testing for welfar law unconstitutional via the 4th ammendment. so tired of this garbage

      Report Post »  
    • Smokey_Bojangles
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 6:58pm

      I Think both are crazy Horse.Police searches and drug testing.

      Report Post » Smokey_Bojangles  
  • selloursouls
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:48am

    You know what bothers me the most? There are Americans willing to take these jobs because it offers a paycheck. They don’t even consider the ramifications of their actions if they accept these jobs. Sorry, but every TSA agent is a part of the problem, I do not give them the excuse of “just doing their job.” They knew what they were getting into when they signed up. What also bothers me is that the majority of them seem to be lucky if they could get a job digging holes.

    Report Post » selloursouls  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:54am

      100% agree.

      Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:58am

      TSA is a UNION! — Need I say more?

      Report Post »  
    • Scottscobig
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:10am

      I couldn’t agree more. I have two brothers who are IRS agents. My one brother‘s job is to go to weigh stations and wherever else and test the diesel in semi trucks’ gas tanks to make sure it’s not the off-road, farming type of diesel. Did you know that there was such a thing? I didn’t until he got the job. The other brother is some kind of supervisor over other agents, so he makes close to $100k a year, while the other agents make only $75k. I don’t know about where you live, but in Utah, these are terrific salaries. And what are they based on? Just what some bureaucrat in some smoke-filled room somewhere thinks they’re worth, while the rest of us with real jobs actually have to create value for our pay.

      Mind you, my brothers are great guys, but it’s like nothing to them, I guess, to work for the enemies of liberty, as you said, for a paycheck.

      Report Post »  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:21am

      I also live in Utah, though currently in Virginia until Thanksgiving, so I do know that would be a decent salary there. I worked on a farm when I was a teenager so I actually did know there was off road diesel, it’s cheaper for the farmers. I am currently unemployed, so it would be tempting to go for one of those jobs, but I always ask myself, How much are your principles worth?

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:29am

      Ron Paul was laughed at by the other candidates during a debate when he insisted that TSA was illegal and that the airports should hire a PRIVATE firm to ensure safety on THEIR flights. They laughed at him. Are they laughing now? UNIONS should not be thugs to break the constitution!

      Report Post »  
  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:48am

    And remember…if you hear anyone saying anything bad about der feuhr…I mean obama…please call the TSA. We will send all tipsters lovely brown shirts to wear….

    Report Post »  
  • 11
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:47am

    Terrorism in this country has become such a problem that we have to do something! Why stop at road checkpoints? Shouldn’t there be some random searches of peoples homes too? It’s the only way to find all those evil drug dealers, pedophiles and republicans. And just think of all the jobs created with such a massive police force. It’s not about freedom, it’s about being safe. Think of the kids!

    Report Post » 11  
    • 11
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:51am

      Ok, just in case there was any doubt. There might have been a little sarcasm used in that post… Just a little though.

      Report Post » 11  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:57am

      The scary thing, as long as it is in the name of safety or for our security there would be people willing to let the government search their homes without a warrant. We are our own worst enemy.

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • Gary Fishaholic
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:57am

      Sarcasm unintended?

      Report Post » Gary Fishaholic  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:00am

      Media-feeds fear to gain their true agenda!

      Report Post »  
    • Smokey_Bojangles
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:02pm

      Think that is the plan 11.Sadly some folks have the “If you are not doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about.” Same excuse for the Patriot Act.

      Report Post » Smokey_Bojangles  
  • TheBritshRcmg
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:44am

    Why not come into my house and check for terrorists there too. You never know. The little children might pass notes in class. They might be spies. Darn those spies. Darn those terrorists. I feel so safe now. These TSA uneducated union people don’t even know their 12 times tables. Yep, but they are going to catch the bad guys. I feel safer now. Don’t you.

    There will be blood in the streets. Wickedness has been unfurled. God help us all.

    Report Post »  
    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52am

      This is yet another sign to get rid of all government agencies that can work outside of Congress. When Congress passes this legislation at least the people have a recourse. When agencies like the TSA,ATF,DOE,DOE,FCC and other enact policies on citizens they do so with out the people’s consent that in facts makes the actions UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 2012 will either be the beginning of reestablishing our Republic or the start of the new Revolution.

      Report Post »  
  • TX_45_ACP
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:43am

    They are probing to see what reaction they will get, what they can get away with. That’s just my take on it.

    Report Post » TX_45_ACP  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52am

      No free man would ever submit to any kind of “search” like this without a warrant. I feel the same way about “sobriety checkpoints”, hence I avoid them. With DHS involved however, that may not be possible. I will not allow a search, if this happens in my state. And yes, I do get a choice. Everybody, has a choice. You‘re either free or you’re a slave. You choose.

      Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:12am

      TX you are absolutely right. At the airports we cried foul about the porn scanners, then they introduced intrusive pat downs, so we cried louder about the pat downs and more willingly accepted the scanners. The government knows what to target when it comes to control. Transportation, Communication, and Finances. For our safety we have sold our souls.

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:25am

      We? I didn’t accept any of that crap, personally. I don’t fly commercial, I refuse to be treated like a criminal or terrorist, and further, I will not be treated like one if this comes to our roads like it has in TN. They want a search? Fine, get a g*ddamned warrant from a bench judge citing probable cause, otherwise, you’re going to have to throw me to the ground as I will not consent to anything, period, full stop.

      Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
    • TX_45_ACP
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:37am

      Very good points from both you.

      Report Post » TX_45_ACP  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:09pm

      Sorry Ghost, in saying “we” I am hoping to make people realize that it is going to have to take more than a few of us to get this crap stopped. I know there are people out there that understand the significance of the actions taken by this overreaching government, unfortunately, there aren’t enough. I never thought Americans would have to choose between having basic Constitutional rights violated or not flying. There are way too many sheeple in this country and with the shepards being wolves, they will all be led to ruin.

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:27pm

      No worries Souls, I‘m with ya’. :)

      Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
  • RichNGadsden
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:40am

    This is one of many things that I agree with that Ron Paul has to say. There is just too much of his other beliefs that I disagree with. The thing that I find odd is the current Tennessee administration co-opting this alignment.

    Report Post » RichNGadsden  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:45am

      Well, you don’t have to like Ron Paul to agree that this man warns of dangers BEFORE they happen, not after. He warned of this financial bubble and no one listened then either. He knows how Washington works and sees “slippery slopes” in the making.

      Report Post »  
    • Duck and cover
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52am

      Me too, but i belive he is our last best hope. We need him now. I for one would like to see this solved in washington with paper not the streets with lead.

      Report Post » Duck and cover  
    • eternalhostility
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 3:03pm

      What esle do you disargee with him about? SPECIFICALLY? Are you a fame of the FED? Do you like the IRS and taxes? Are you for more gov spending? Are you against the right to bear arms? Are you against personal liberty?

      Oh I am sorry you are afraid of Iran….silly me you agree with 99% of the stuff but you will vote for Romney or Perry because they will bomb Iran and places like Iran without a vote in Congress. You are a true Constitutional scholar….

      Report Post »  
  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:38am

    Wow, now I am really getting scared. Since when in a free country is this possible? Will someone take these people to court to see if this is constitutional? Please God, let someone step up legally and fight this!

    Report Post »  
    • Falsegods
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:49am

      Ron is the only one in government telling it like it is.

      Glenn is not for Ron because his childhood sweetheart was a Rothchild and he wants so badly to be included as one of them .

      Report Post »  
    • selloursouls
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:01am

      The FEDERAL courts want more power too. We were willling to allow the TSA in the airports, we will continue being sheep and allow this travesty of government assault our the Constitution as well. No the courts will not help us.

      Report Post » selloursouls  
    • Tom K
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:10am

      @JENNY LIND: Since when did the Constitution stop this Administration: they side-step it all the time.

      Report Post »  
    • Scottscobig
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:09pm

      @ falsegods

      I think you’re full of crap on your Rothchild claim. But, from what I can gather, Glenn and everyone else fear Ron Paul because they think we SHOULD be the policeman of the world and have troops everywhere, etc. and that all of that makes us safer.

      Personally, I don‘t know who’s right or where the truth lies. Is it a combination of the two views?

      My question is, when are they going to put their money where their mouth is and debate Ron Paul? Glenn et al are honestly looking to save the country, right? Well, guys, put your money where your mouth is. Glenn, for one, could do a series of gbtv interview with Dr. Paul and argue it out with him. If things are as direr as both Ron Paul and Glenn Beck say they are, and I agree that they are, HAVE THE DAD-BURNED DEBATE!!!!! This lip service of just kind of laughing at Ron Paul on your show and relegating him to the status of a loon is beneath you, Glenn. Man up and take him on. I don‘t know who’s right. But we need to be right, this time. This is it! There will be no 2nd chance!

      Report Post »  
    • listeninginVT
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 12:57pm

      In VT, we have had border patrol for years( past 8 years +/- and now off again for past 2 years or so), on interstate 91, in White River Jct, that is more than an hour from the Canadian border. ??? yes, it’s true. Want to know what is more troubling, they were arresting 3-400 illegals a month( and these were barely reported in the local paper, you have to research to find this out). People flying into Montreal and driving down into US…..I chatted up the agents, as in ‘what do you expect to find so far from the border?’ kind of thing. It shows you how pointless and useless they are at the border if they are getting these kinds of hits a 100 miles away. so I don‘t feel ’safer‘ from terrorists under their ’new’ rules or from illegals for that matter. Oh, and they stopped those check points a couple of years back, too many arrests/detainments happening, it didn’t look good(that was told to me from the agents who worked this area, having been moved up North from the southern border to train the Northern agents to be more effective). hum.

      Report Post »  
    • Crickets
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:26pm

      Amen Scott,I have been thinking about that for a while.C’mon Beck,Levin,Limbaugh.Put up or shut up about Ron Paul.Live unedited,unmoderated debate.

      Report Post » Crickets  
    • GOVT_ABOVE_THE_LAW
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 4:37pm

      @SCOTSCOBIG

      I agree with you 100%. Glenn made a big deal about abiding by the constitution when the media and most of the GOP was willing to suspend the constitutional rights of the NYC bomber, but when it comes to dealing with other countries (Iran in particualr), he is right there with them as well. A little analysis would show that Dr. Paul is 100% right with Iran. If Iran is seens as a threat to the U.S., congress needs to declare war or at least authorize the president to use force. The Executive branch has become WAY too powerful and needs to be brought back into its constitutional authority. I think haveing Dr. Paul on GBTV with Glenn would make Glenn a RP supporter. He (Glenn) would have to be against the constitution otherwise. Judge Napolitano has Dr. Paul on his show regularly because they both champion the cause of liberty.

      Report Post »  
  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:38am

    The more I think about it, I think Obunghole’s allowance of Mexican trucks into the USA might have something to do with it. (At least, a convienient excuse.)

    Report Post » JACKTHETOAD  
  • Walkabout
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:37am

    If the Federal government allows thru default 300,000+ people to illegally cross the border, why do we think that over time these check points will be any more effective at protecting us?

    They will certainly cost us time & money on the road, but will it make us safer?

    Report Post »  
    • Docrow
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:53am

      I do not think they are intended to protect us, only control us………

      Report Post » Docrow  
  • mikem1969
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:36am

    Time for those on the TN highway to refuse to stop and keep on going to their destination. I dare them to move to SC, I have at least 100 people that will drive with me on a daily basis and refuse to stop. UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. We the people have the power, let them know it, and MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND IT.

    Report Post »  
    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:46am

      Damn right, These injustices will not stand big brother ahs gotten too big. I hate to say it but Jefferson was right countries need revolutions every 100 years or so to remind Government whose in charge. Our time is fast coming and the brown shirts of the liberal/Rino progressive movement will soon taste the fist of the the Republic. WHEN THE PEOPLE STAND UP THE GOVERNMENT WILL BACK OFF OR BE CRUSHED INTO OBLIVION.

      Report Post »  
    • mikem1969
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 6:36pm

      You said it. The thing I worry about at this point is with the Nov 9th take over of the airways, what happens when it finaly hits the fan? The government will seize the airways so no one knows what‘s going on and make it look like it’s only small groups or just a few nuts instead of an all out revolution. It is funny how more and more people on the left are calling for violence and murders with the occupy crowd and hollywood. The left wants it to start so they can instill martial law and take over everything. That my friend is when it truly will begin.

      Report Post »  
  • BlackCrow
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:35am

    Papers! Papers! ve need to zee your papers old man.

    Report Post » BlackCrow  
  • dgremark12
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:35am

    Police state! Protect the borders and this isn’t needed!

    Report Post »  
  • Brae
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:32am

    Americans spying on Americans. Some are paid by the Obama Admin. Scarey

    Report Post » Brae  
  • just happy
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:31am

    Glenn Beck Groupie here, how about we all try to comment in the Spirit that Glenn has been trying to teach us for the last two years- pray for your enemies. try to educate those who are misguided not entrench them in their ignorance. You change things for Good when you change them by using LOVE, and if they don’t change, you have still gained by adding your love to the vibes of the world.

    Report Post »  
    • martinez012577
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:52am

      As a Glenn Beck Groupie, are you disappointed that he wont support Ron Paul?

      I watched Glenn’s show everyday and came to the conclusion the country is in alot of trouble. I stopped watching Glenn when he supported Bachman and Santorum. It made me think that all the words out of his mouth for two years were worthless. Glenn pounded the founding fathers at us and then turns away from the one real guy running that is for the founding fathers in every way.

      Report Post » martinez012577  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:02am

      Why are you bashing Glenn? Glenn said he agreed with Dr. Paul 99%. I think they have different ideas of how to protect Israel is the only issue.
      How Israel benefits if all foreign aid is cut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DqC2N197Js

      Report Post »  
    • Tom K
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:07am

      @JUST HAPPY: Don‘t know about you but I’m getting real bad VIBES from this police state activiey deep in our country’s interior. The problem is mainly AT THE BORDER where Eric Holder’s Drug / Human Trafficing friends are working. When tourism drops like a rock in Tennessee this will ( or should ) come to a halt. Give the Feds an inch and they will take a mile. I pray for my enemies as I should but I am not BLIND.

      Report Post »  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:52am

      Good point TK — government (neither Democrat nor Republican) will close the border, yet they infringe upon American civil liberties on our own highways. Doesn’t everyone smell a rat? That rat, dear friends, is United Nations Agenda 21 (global government) in the works — and don’t think the Republican party will protect you from that, because that is indeed their goal as well. The banks/military machine back Democrats and Republicans both, for the same one world government Glen warns about. That’s why Glenn always says “do your homework. It’s not as simple as Democrat vs Republican” How much more clear could he be? Is anyone even listening?

      Report Post »  
    • hidden_lion
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:33pm

      The problem with Glenn….All talk, All research, but no action. All they players are laid out, exposed, but no one is doing anything about any of it. These check points should be the final straw, Tennessee needs to rise up and run these check points. If the TSA fires on them, then the people need to take them out. Tennesseans are a gun loving people, have they lost their zest for freedom?

      Report Post » hidden_lion  
    • Libertarian
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 5:45pm

      @martinez012577,

      I absolutely agree. I haven’t watched Glenn Beck since I heard one day on his radio show, in which he supported Santorum and Bachmann. I am at a huge struggle inside, I like Glenn but I know in my heart he is being a hypocritical here. It’s so apparent it sickens me. I haven’t made a decision to stop my subscription to GBTV or not. Still undecided because I know he brings ACTUAL news, but his sincerity for the constitution has been compromised in my eyes.

      Preach the constitution then subscribe to federal-socialism of tax payers money to ANY country (including Israel). I support Israel personally and will even send them money personally if asked; however I do not support federal-socialism – I am truly an advocate of small government. Our socialism is not justifiable philosophically.

      Report Post » Libertarian  
  • Uncurable wound
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:31am

    Anyone out there who doesnt see whats coming,DESERVES IT..
    I watched a science fiction movie last night>IT seemed more believable than what is going on…
    GET READY NOW…

    Report Post »  
    • KangarooJack
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:36am

      What movie?

      Report Post » KangarooJack  
    • Uncurable wound
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:56am

      Amazon women on the moon!!!

      Report Post »  
    • Vic Tory
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:56am

      The movie was called: An ineligible communist gets elected to the White House and destroys America using other communists and stupid people to help him.
      Horrible movie. Too believable.

      Report Post » Vic Tory  
    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:04am

      Nah. The movie was about when people no longer had a choice. When Democrats and Republicans both want United Nations Agenda 21 = one world government.

      Report Post »  
  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:31am

    So how soon until we are no longer permitted to travel w/o “proper papers…?”
    How long until they start to ask for “papers please…”

    Report Post » Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:30am

    When will he enact an incentive program to build the containment camps?
    The way this guy is going, I‘m afraid I’m not joking….

    Report Post »  
  • Bryan-tribeofbeck
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:30am

    This is all because our current dictator in chief is executing our enemies, vs capturing them. No wonder there is more and more security with TSA on the rise. We aren’t safer. All Obama has done is ‘kick the bee hive’. 2012 Can’t come soon enough.

    Report Post » Bryan-tribeofbeck  
  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:28am

    Holy crap, I had no idea this was happening! When is the SCOTUS case scheduled for, this is ridiculous! Paul is absolutely right (whether you like him as a candidate or not has nothing to do with him being right on this one particular issue).

    Report Post » GhostOfJefferson  
  • THX-1138
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:28am

    I think I have to have a pair of Jack Boots…

    Report Post » THX-1138  
  • KangarooJack
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 10:25am

    Yep, it will just be accepted as the norm within a short while.

    Report Post » KangarooJack  
  • Vechorik
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:11am

    I was amazed that Republicans pushed the national ID card on us. They wanted us to think it was a way to keep illegals from voting, etc. In truth, it is a violation of our civil liberties and Ron Paul said NO! Every presidential candidate says national ID cards are a good idea. I say it’s NOT a good idea.

    Get a voter ID card, maybe — but NO NATIONAL ID CARDS!
    There is no control over the type data that can be programmed into them.

    Report Post »  
  • MUSE_FENDERTAMA
    Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:17am

    You are spot on. E-verify is burdensome to business, as well. Similar things were done in germany in the late ’30s that were later used to assist ethnic cleansing.

    Romney is only by chance a conservative. If he were to wake up one morning with a greater urge to promote equality, he could easily be a market socialist. If he were to wake up another morning and feel an urge for nationalism, he could be a fascist. His large government views are only neutral towards freedom, his ideology could be easily tipped…
    He won’t do either of these things, but couldn’t his successor (assuming he is the next POTUS) be one?

    Report Post » MUSE_FENDERTAMA  
  • Susie Liberty
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:13pm

    AND Ive been FLOORED by the so-called “Conservative newsletters” that are pressing for its passage!

    Report Post »  
1 2 3 ... 10

Sign In To Post Comments! Sign In

Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Glenn Beck Radio

Listen to Glenn Beck 24/7 Listen Now
Restoring Love