Originally Posted by
Aubie_NoFlyNoMore
My experiences with the TSA/FAA have lead me to believe that their enabler is the local law enforcement. Perhaps it is time for citizens to urge their local elected (or running-for-office representatives) to pass legislation forbidding local law enforcement from cooperating with TSA/FAA when they search people without valid warrants? If just a few jurisdictions with major airports forbid law enforcement from cooperating with the TSA/FAA, I think it would comprise the whole system and eventually bring about an end to the this awful, never-ending state of security madness.
The ACLU has had a very successful campaign to encourage legislation against the (un)PATRIOT Act; and, one Wyoming county forbids federal authorities from entering the county without approval of the county sheriff. I am proud that my state, Montana, passed legislation that forbid cooperation with federal law enforcement actions under the (un)PATRIOT Act that violated state or federal Constitutional rights,
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2005/BillHtml/SJ0019.htm
News source on Wyoming...
"Bighorn County Sheriff Dave Mattis spoke at a press conference following a recent U.S. District Court decision (Case No. 2:96-cv-099-J (2006)) and announced that all federal officials are forbidden to enter his county without his prior approval ……"
Yeah, THATS going to work.