Originally Posted by
phenixdragon
I'm actually curious if even TSA is legal to even identify you. I posted another post about how they don't legally have a legal right to search you or your bags as they are government and all government needs a warrant to search. With that, how is there any legal right to stop and identify you? The airlines can hire private companies to do this and require it, but they can't even hire the government to do so. They can hire off duty cops and whatnot, who then work as private citizens.
The 4th Amendment provision for a warrant does not apply to an
administrative search (the TSA), according to the courts. Is this simply playing fast-and-loose with the language ? You betcha, but we're stuck with it unless a higher court overturns the others - ain't gonna happen in my lifetime
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The ID thing has not actually been ruled on. The only case so far (Gilmore q.v.) got sidetracked and the 9th conveniently found a way to avoid making a decision on the ID issue specifically.
There is also a very vague provision somewhere in the labyrinth of statutes and regulations that says the FSD may impose 'additional' procedures at his/her discretion. Two pieces of ID may fall under that, but there
ought to be a requirement for justification. Yeah, yeah I know...
Just keep objecting. Vociferously.