Originally Posted by Kiopa_Matt

Well, the government has to test its limitations. They were able to get away with the Patriot Act, torture, wiretaps without warrant, fingerprint scans upon entering the US, and so on. They probably figured, "what's a quick patdown at the airport?".

That one seems to have touched a nerve. "Go ahead and torture those filthy arabs in secret CIA prisons, but don't you dare touch my ass!"