Originally Posted by bocastephen

I think this decision will be up to Phil - if he hired an attorney who officially suggests he decline an easy plea and go for it, that attorney is setting himself up for misconduct and serious liability should Phil end up on the losing end of his crusade.

I wish Phil all the best - so far none of us has shown near the same cojones to pull off something like this. We should hope that he has the stamina and legal representation to get this done right and leave the TSA and airport police with serious cream pie on their face and a solid legal precedent which will alter their behavior and policies in the future.