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14th dimensional chess

31 Tuesday Mar 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, clown, DHS, former newsreader, gaslighting, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, shutdown, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant, TSA

Apparently.

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo]

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[March 31, 2026]

Democrats left TSA workers without pay. President Trump stepped in and got them paid.
Now airport lines are moving again—and Americans are seeing the difference. The left must stop playing games, fund DHS & end the chaos.
[….]

A day early. Heh.

Some of the responses to Mark Alford (r):

Why didn’t Trump do this earlier?

He can only take Emergency action when it becomes an actual emergency.

Cool. So only a week in was not an emergency? Calling in ICE was not an emergency?

The Republicans kept voting to not pay the TSA workers, the congressman from Missouri speaks with a crooked tongue.

Republicans voted against paying them 7 times.
Still not requiring ICE ro follow normal police procedures.

Now that’s funny Mark!

“Solved” the problem that he caused. It’s the equivalent of praising your teenager for totalling their car but doing a great job finding a new one.

weird…the democrats have controlled 0 branches of government in the last 12 months. Therefore…it can’t be their fault??? Weird.

Funny that.

Trump caused the problem.
Trump solved the problem.
Trump is the hero! 🙄

So he had the ability to do that the whole time¿¿

Solving a self created problem, nice.

Problem created and then announced solved. It isn’t solved…you people aren’t working together. Every day it gets more ridiculous.

The Democrats had nine different legislative proposals for funding TSA don’t lie

asking these GOP Congressmen not to lie isn’t possible..every post is a lie with them

He could of done that weeks ago but he chose to let them suffer, just like Republicans did the eight times they voted against a bill to pay TSA workers.

yep, because Trump is the biggest drama queen

So he could have payed them the entire time?

he was trying to use them as a threat to bully the Dems into passing the SAVE Act which hands elections over to his fed govt—so they “never lose again” as he said

And you are on a 2 week vacation.

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 soooooo He is a hero for doing something he could have done in the beginning

He gets a participation trophy, too.

Great job solving the problem you caused.

Why didn’t he do that to begin with?🤡

Thou shalt not lie.

When did control of the White House, Congress and the Senate shift to the Democrats?

Wow … he keeps solving the problems he creates

Please tell me how it was the democrats. What were republicans willing to negotiate on? I’m seriously curious, because I only heard what the democrats put forth to come to some resolution, I haven’t seen what the republicans put forth.

Cause a problem, temporary fix the problem, claim a victory. The maga way

So he could have done this the whole time, instead used TSA workers as pawns in political theater and you think that makes him admirable?

TACO! [blink]

26 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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This evening:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

The Radical Left Democrats, and their “Leader,” Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to their Open Border Policies, which will never, ever happen again. They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Bad polls will do that.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

SB 183: don’t touch their junk

23 Wednesday Jan 2013

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Introduced today in the Missouri Senate:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

SENATE BILL NO. 183

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SATER.

Read 1st time January 22, 2013, and ordered printed.

TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

0699S.02I

AN ACT

To amend chapter 576, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the offense of unlawful search, with a penalty provision.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Chapter 576, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 576.175, to read as follows:

576.175. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term “government officer” shall mean a person who is:

(1) An officer, employee, or agent of the federal or state government, or any political subdivision thereof;

(2) Acting under a contract with the federal or state government, or a political subdivision thereof, to provide security or law enforcement services; or

(3) Acting under color of federal, state, or local law.

2. A person commits the offense of unlawful search if such person is a government officer and, as part of a determination of whether to grant another person access to a publicly accessible venue or form of transportation, such person intentionally and without probable cause:

(1) Touches the anus, breast, buttocks, or sexual organ of the other person, including touching through clothing;

(2) Removes a child younger than eighteen years of age from the physical custody or control of a parent, guardian of the child, or a person standing in the stead of a parent or guardian of the child;

(3) Otherwise engages in conduct constituting an offense under subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of section 565.070; or

(4) Harasses, delays, coerces, threatens, intimidates, or effectively denies or conditions access to the venue or form of transportation because of the person’s refusal to consent to any of the actions described in this subsection.

3. The offense of unlawful search is a class A misdemeanor.

[emphasis in original]

“…Removes a child younger than eighteen years of age from the physical custody or control of a parent, guardian of the child, or a person standing in the stead of a parent or guardian of the child…”

“…or effectively denies or conditions access to the venue or form of transportation because of the person’s refusal to consent to any of the actions described in this subsection…”

If you won’t go through a scanner and if you won’t consent to a search the TSA isn’t going to let you on the plane. Uh, generally, air travel falls under interstate commerce. And that’s when the supremacy clause kicks in:

In the United States Constitution, Article VI:

….This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding….

Jobs bill? What jobs bill?

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Santa’s Search

22 Wednesday Dec 2010

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Advanced Imaging Technology, Airline Passenger Screening, Airline Security, Airport Security, Aviation Security, Full-Body Search, Holiday Airline Travel, Pat-Down, Pat-Down Procedures, Santa Claus, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, TSA Security Officers, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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