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Postscript-7 May 27, 2011 An Open Letter <strong>to</strong> State Officials in Response <strong>to</strong> the DOJ<br />

Threat Letter (“WE TOUCH YOUR PRIVATES OR YOU DON’T FLY Dept. of Justice letter<br />

threatens TSA will cancel flights in Texas if agents are not allowed <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>uch passengers’<br />

private areas” Press Release Office of Texas State Representative David Simpson May<br />

25, 2011)<br />

'An Open Letter <strong>to</strong> State Officials in Response <strong>to</strong> the DOJ Threat Letter<br />

Dear Sirs:<br />

Today you received a letter from Mr. John E. Murphy, United States At<strong>to</strong>rney,<br />

Western District of Texas in regards <strong>to</strong> House Bill 1937 currently up for<br />

consideration by the Senate.<br />

In his letter, Mr. Murphy made a veiled threat <strong>to</strong> the elected officials of Texas<br />

that if we move <strong>to</strong> protect the constitutional rights of our citizens, the TSA could<br />

shut down flights <strong>to</strong> and from Texas airports.<br />

175 years ago in the first battle of the Texas Revolution against Mexico, a small<br />

band of Texans s<strong>to</strong>od in defiance at Gonzalez, turning back the attempt <strong>to</strong><br />

deprive them of their weapon of defense, a single cannon.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Poor</strong>-<strong>Man's</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Modernity</strong> 242 / 334 Zahir Ebrahim

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