Regulatory Action Center Review – September 9, 2019
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s seventeenth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy…
TSA Caught Violating Civil Liberties (Again)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has created a secret watch list of individuals who they claim pose potential threats to airport security. This ridiculous “safety precaution” allows the TSA, an…
While Traveling This Labor Day, Remember This: TSA Expands Bureaucracy, Spending, and Regulation Without Improving Safety
There is an agency in Washington that spends over $7 billion per year and employs about 60,000 people nationwide, yet fails to do its one job 95% of the…
The Government Routinely Invites Itself to Travel with You
Recent information and a USA Today report indicates that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has been mining Americans’ travel records to profile individuals and intercept potential drug traffickers. Over…
TSA: Governance by Bureaucracy Equals Long Lines and Indifference
Airport Fed Up with TSA The Constitution of United States of America, Section 1: All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which…
You will soon be able to review the TSA and other federal agencies on Yelp
You have got to love the Internet. Yelp, a popular social networking site devoted to business ratings and review, has entered into an agreement with the federal government to allow…
Privatize the TSA
As the holiday travel season draws to a close, many people are getting their second yearly hand of love from the Transportation Security Administration. A better solution…
TSA Takes on Sock Monkey
A year or so ago, the TSA confiscated my NRA membership keychain because it kinda sorta looked bullet-like. It was clearly supposed to resemble a bullet but, at the same…
Fourth Amendment Flasher Wins First Amendment Victory
Back in 2010 Aaron Tobey, now known as the "Fourth Amendment Flasher," protested TSA's unconstituional screening procedures. While waiting in the security line at Richmond International Airport, Tobey was referred…