Originally Posted by
Ellie M
The statement also only says they will not carry people "who refuses to permit search . . . ." It does not specify that you have to permit any sort of search for explosives. Because it doesn't specify what type of search, I think an argument could be made that any consent you might be giving to be searched is to a "reasonable search."
I've never heard that the consent argument based on the CofC. To me, it's based on the understanding that if you're approaching a checkpoint, you'll be searched. This is the case not only at airports, but at Government buildings which have checkpoints.
The question of "to what search you're agreeing to" is a large one, of course. I suspect that the answer might be "what a reasonable person thinks it means", but that's not very helpful in a situation when only a fraction of the people receive certain types of searches.