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Former Gov. Jesse Ventura, (I-Mn.), on why the government should not provide security for airlines, that they should pay for their own.
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A new congressional report -- blasting the Transportation Security Administration ahead of the agency's ten year anniversary which is tomorrow.
Among the criticisms house Republican -- TSA as a quote bloated and inefficient bureaucracy.
-- -- -- 25000.
Security breaches in the last decade.
At a news conference earlier this week congressman Paul -- of Georgia.
Insisted that flying is no safer today that it was before even the 9/11 attacks.
TSA is focused -- on the wrong things we must focus on identifying terrorists and stopping the -- instead of paying down -- on children.
We have to stop worried about political correctness.
I TSA spokesman denounced the report's findings saying the agencies -- -- highly trained workforce that has screened more than five billion passengers.
Our next guest served the country is -- navy seal and served the state of Minnesota as governor now he is -- Never to stand for the National Anthem again.
It's in the wake of a failed lawsuit challenging east TSA procedures please -- He joined now by governor Jesse venture he's also author of the book 63 documents the government does not doesn't want to to read.
Governor thank you for joining me so you out of the TSA in -- federal court struck it down what's next we'll be doing next.
You can't do anything that's the point and people in this country need to understand something very clearly -- light of what happened to me.
When you go to an airport and -- airport in the United States.
You do not have the -- -- and of the constitution.
Or the bill of rights in other words they can do anything they want.
The TSA's orders are considered national security so -- top secret UK Aptiva mill or -- of being a boost.
Because you're not even made privy.
To what they're allowed to do what they're not allowed to do so you have to has been very happy to see this report that was quite critical of the TSA over the last.
Ten years that what needs to be -- -- -- to make an effective agency.
Wolf first of all we need to start listening to what Benjamin Franklin told us many years -- -- And matters is this -- so it will give up -- liberty for security.
Deserve and shell have neither.
You know the point gives when governments going to make you safe.
The only way they can do that -- to lock you up take away your freedoms.
Freedom is security.
And we better always remember that.
You know.
Government doesn't have the ability to protect you it's an oxy moron.
If you believe they're going to protect you and you're going to have freedom you can't -- bolts.
One of the -- made the point that -- -- too politically correct -- agree with that.
Well I think -- do it by doing good work and it begs the bigger question -- -- this.
Since the airlines are private sector businesses.
Why is -- the government's job to provide them security.
When you go to see -- lakers basketball game securities not provided by the government that's private sector business.
Who left the airlines provide the role in security -- -- -- governor Ventura could have a relationship would Delta Airlines.
In Minnesota and -- know.
I'm a veteran I've been flying for thirty years -- a governor and a mirror.
-- to should be able to -- my passport and get on the plane but because I have metal in my body.
I will set off the metal detector and that -- subjected to -- sexual assault.
Or the X ray machine OK well I have an implant you know a titanium implant which is what I understand you have.
Cut -- pay you know -- they've already said that you.
Let me give it to you this way when I was in the Navy SEALs we were taught to think -- -- opposition to think like the enemy.
If -- with the you have to meet today you know work if I was a suicide bomber you know we're I'd go.
I'd go right to the security -- because that's where the big mass of people are -- media report.
The -- to clear security.
Nobody bothered -- all -- and tell you passed through the metal detector.
You could blow yourself up and take 300 people with few him at the airport and America just being outside the security they're setting the people -- By what they're doing.
Okay governor -- are you really going to turn your back on the National Anthem.
Yes -- -- -- -- -- I I remember as a young -- I'm watching Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
-- Olympic medals for this country and they they took a courageous position of standing up borrowing their heads.
Raising a close faced with a black -- -- why.
Because here they were winning medals for their country but they still had to drink at separate drinking fountains they were not granted -- -- equal rights in this country that they were winning medals for sometimes you have to do drastic things.
And in the state of freedom there is nothing in this country that says I have to stand up since my country won't allow me to go to court.
To defend my fourth amendment rights and are disrespecting.
Me -- then I have no recourse but to disrespect them back.
While we certainly appreciate your point of view governor venture thanks for sharing some time -- tonight.
Very due for allowing me to I think the First Amendment still lets -- do -- irony indeed.
Thanks -- again governor -- evens are very OK still ahead here.
