On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:17:25 -0400, Fly Guy wrote:

ttp://www.infowars.com/house-bill-would-criminalize-satire-of-tsa/

On September 22, 2011, H.R. 3011 was introduced in the House. It is
entitled the “Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act
of 2011” and it contains some curious language.

Two thirds of the way through the ponderous bill, in Sec. 295, we find
the following:

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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
.(Emphasis added.)
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In other words, if you print a t-shirt or produce a publication with a
TSA logo, the government may soon be able to arrest and prosecute you.

The language states that it would be illegal to “convey the impression”
that you are representing the TSA, but this interpretation would likely
be left to federal prosecutors.

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.

http://img3.ranker.com/list_img/2513...s-and-more.jpg

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.

Careful, your hyperbole is showing.