A group of TSA agents attempted to stop Texas Congressman Ron Paul and his family from boarding their private plane at a small airport in Clearwater, Florida on Tuesday, insisting that they submit to an extensive screening and bomb check before flying. Paul, his wife, Carol, and one of their granddaughters were preparing to depart when eight TSA agents confronted them,
according to Lew Rockwell, Paul's former chief of staff. The agents reviewed the pilots' paperwork, but demanded that they be allowed to search the aircraft for explosives. The pilots objected, pointing out that the fuel-laden airplane is an explosive itself.
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