Poke Fun at a Jack-Boot, go to Leavenworth

[Dr Exile]

House bill H.R. 3011 would criminalize satire of the TSA.

In the past, satire was protected under the First Amendment, but it may soon be illegal to poke fun at the TSA or use its logo or even utter its name. Notice there is no exception in the above language for parody.

Political satire is as old as the Greeks and the Bible. But it may now become a punishable crime if this legislation is enacted.

The TSA and the Justice Department are obviously serious about making sure we don’t criticize their Gestapo operation. Since they began irradiating citizens with naked body scanners and shoving their hands down the pants of old ladies and grade school kids, public outrage has reached a crescendo.

http://www.infowars.com/house-bill-woul ... re-of-tsa/

[Pigeon]

Not surprising, we are being handed a major police state.

[Egg]

This is some big bullshit. I bet nothing comes from it.

[skunk]

I didn't believe it at first because of the source, but its true...

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtex ... 3Aih%3A445

SEC. 295. PROTECTION OF THE NAMES FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 709 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ‘or’ after the semicolon at the end of the fourteenth undesignated paragraph; and
(2) by inserting after such paragraph the following new paragraph:
‘Whoever, except with the written permission of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security (or the Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service for issues involving the Federal Air Marshal Service), knowingly uses the words ‘Transportation Security Administration’, ‘United States Transportation Security Administration’, ‘Federal Air Marshal Service’, ‘United States Federal Air Marshal Service’, ‘Federal Air Marshals’, the initials ‘T.S.A.’, ‘F.A.M.S.’, ‘F.A.M.’, or any colorable imitation of such words or initials, or the likeness of a Transportation Security Administration or Federal Air Marshal Service badge, logo, or insignia on any item of apparel, in connection with any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, software, or other publication, or with any play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, in a matter that is reasonably calculated to convey the impression that the wearer of the item of apparel is acting pursuant to the legal authority of the Transportation Security Administration or Federal Air Marshal Service, or to convey the impression that such advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, software, or other publication, or such play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Transportation Security Administration or Federal Air Marshal Service;’.

[Pigeon]

The abve words seem to state counterfeiting of the logos or names to pretend to be the TSA.