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Originally Posted by DirtyDanza
you do realize that airports are privately owned right? and you can do what the fuck you want to do on private property.... they make the rules... if the tsa makes the rules for flying they can make any rule they want...
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Wrong. Most large commercial airports are
publicly owned.
Furthermore, commercial airports get all sorts of public funds, including from the Feds, as well utilize public right-of-ways, such as runways, approaches (ie. the landing lights and transmitters often located well outside the airport itself that help guide planes in and out), and the overall airspace itself. Also, the TSA agents aren't private security. All large commercial airports are public to some extent.
Furthermore, even private establishments, such as stores, that are open to the public are often considered public accommodations - they can't legally discriminate.
Point is that just because something is "private", which, to reiterate, most large commercial airports are
not, does not give them carte blanche in regards to violating one's rights - for example, a privately owned store open to the public that had big signs saying a strip search is required to enter would be illegal.
Ron