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Rand Paul has on numerous occasions spoken out against the TSA's use of pat downs...

• digikata 15y ago
  I see no difference in principle between a search using someone's hands and search using X-rays. If one objects to rights violation during a pat-down, why doesn't the same objection apply to backscatter? A backscatter machine in some ways is even more intrusive than a pat down as it can generate higher resolution images, which can be saved. Furthermore, there is a small, but non-zero risk of bodily harm from the scan -particularly when you multiply the risk by the number of trips and passengers going through the procedure, even a one in a million chance would cause harm far in excess of the risk of terrorist threat that the search is trying to mitigate.
  • nknight 15y ago
    If I have a nude photograph of someone, does that mean I've already raped them?
  • burgerbrain 15y ago
    "I see no difference in principle between a search using someone's hands and search using X-rays." Then you are hopelessly inhuman. The difference should be obvious, and likely cannot be explained if it is not.