House GOP STRIP Act

[Ed W]

No, it's not what you think, though the idea of Michelle Bachman doing a bump-and-grind has the same twisted appeal as watching a train wreck in slo-mo.  This is from Politico a few weeks back, but I just came across it:

The Stop TSA's Reach In Policy, or STRIP, Act introduced Thursday, would prohibit TSA employees "who have not received federal law enforcement training" from using the title of "officer," as well as bar them from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement officers.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70185.html#ixzz1iJIC9BTq

So what are TSA employees?  If they're not sworn law enforcement officers how can they lawfully detain and search American citizens?

[Townsend]

So STRIP is saying TSA employees are Walmart greeters who should be giving me candy every time they touch?

There's been a time or two that the honesty's too much.