Ron Paul isn’t happy about recent news from Tennessee about the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new program checking the nation’s highways for terrorist threats.
“Disarming the highways and filling them full of jack-booted thugs demanding to see our papers is no way to make them safer. Instead, it is a great way to expand government surveillance powers and tighten the noose around our liberties.” Paul said in a statement.
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The program is called the “Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response” (VIPR) program and has set up road checkpoints to screen vehicles for illegal substances. The program is also recruiting truck drivers to report suspicious behavior.
For more on the program, watch the video below:
