TSA threatened to turn Texas into a no-fly zone if it passed a law criminalizing inappropriate TSA pat downs... (legal, state)

[HC475]

DOJ Threatens to Turn Texas Into a "No Fly Zone" - Blogcritics Politics

In a development which may be the first constitutional crisis to come out of the growing state sovereignty movement, the federal Department of Justice has threatened to shut down air travel in Texas if the Texas legislature follows through with passage of a popular bill limiting the power of the Transportation Security Administration within the state.

[HappyTexan]

Dupe thread..we've been discussing at least since yesterday if not the day before.

Texas shelved the bill..not going anywhere because of the DOJ threat.

[ergohead]

It ain't over till it's over.

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[AeroGuyDC]

I need to research how the DOJ can shut down air traffic. I'm almost positive that they don't have that sort of power, but i'll have to look into it further. I'm interested in their legal justification......