No $$$ for you, at least from other travelers. I'm sure this won't stop them from pursuing the Airline though.
Every "no"vote was cast by liberals..big surprise.
House Votes to Protect Security Conscious Americans from Frivolous Lawsuits
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Bill Shuster released the following statement upon passage of a Republican motion to make important changes to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 passed the House.
The motion contained language to protect Americans from intimidation and frivolous lawsuits by giving them legal immunity as a result of reporting suspicious terrorism-related activity overwhelmingly passed the House 304 to 121:
"This is a big victory for all Americans," Shuster said. "No American should ever be sued because they tried to stop a terrorist act. No American should be forced to second guess a decision to alert authorities that could save the lives of others. Unfortunately, the recent lawsuit filed by the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) seeks to do just that."
Last November, six imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 for what passengers described as threatening behavior. While on board, passengers reported that these men, who were traveling together, dispersed to seats throughout the plane in a formation reminiscent of the 9/11 hijackers and moved throughout the cabin to confer with one another. Additionally, they asked the flight crew for seatbelt extenders, which they then rolled up and kept under their seats for no apparent reason.
The imams' complaint, which is supported by CAIR, specifically mentions certain "John Does" as defendants to the suit and describes them as "passengers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport who contacted U.S. Airways to report the alleged "suspicious" behavior of Plaintiffs'..."
Every "no"vote was cast by liberals..big surprise.
House Votes to Protect Security Conscious Americans from Frivolous Lawsuits
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Bill Shuster released the following statement upon passage of a Republican motion to make important changes to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 passed the House.
The motion contained language to protect Americans from intimidation and frivolous lawsuits by giving them legal immunity as a result of reporting suspicious terrorism-related activity overwhelmingly passed the House 304 to 121:
"This is a big victory for all Americans," Shuster said. "No American should ever be sued because they tried to stop a terrorist act. No American should be forced to second guess a decision to alert authorities that could save the lives of others. Unfortunately, the recent lawsuit filed by the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) seeks to do just that."
Last November, six imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 for what passengers described as threatening behavior. While on board, passengers reported that these men, who were traveling together, dispersed to seats throughout the plane in a formation reminiscent of the 9/11 hijackers and moved throughout the cabin to confer with one another. Additionally, they asked the flight crew for seatbelt extenders, which they then rolled up and kept under their seats for no apparent reason.
The imams' complaint, which is supported by CAIR, specifically mentions certain "John Does" as defendants to the suit and describes them as "passengers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport who contacted U.S. Airways to report the alleged "suspicious" behavior of Plaintiffs'..."
