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Originally Posted by escorpio
How are your civil rights being violated? Taking a commercial flight is not a "right." If you don't like being searched, don't fly.
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Actually...
1) the right to free travel (freedom of assembly) is protected (especially if you are a shareholder of the airline). While this argument is weak, it still holds weight.
2) airport security by law should only be 'limited' search. To demand that you remove your shoes, etc. without PC, exigent circumstances, or a judge's warrant is a violation of the Constitution. Even after passing the object screening without setting it off, TSA will do a wand search without PC. This is illegal... in fact.. there are over 500 lawsuits in Federal court on this topic. The DOJ has been delaying the cases as much as possible because they know the government will lose.