Although an active thread, as the failed opt-out showed few Americans are buying into the hysteria. There are limits to our freedoms and just as no one can cry fire in a crowded theater and then seek First Amendment protection, so to are the protections of the Fourth amendment not absolute. It reads:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.(Bolding added)
Protection against terrorism is not inherently unreasonable. Where current TSA searches may not be the most effective means of protection or the best thought through, the question of unreasonableness seems best left to the Courts.
Now there are some that will embrace civil disobedience and refuse to submit. This is unlikely to speed up the Court process and simply will cause inconvenience for others and perhaps yourself as well. Visits to sick relatives, visits for happy occasions, business meetings and more may be missed.
To you who feel strongly, write your congressmen, join in the court challenges, contribute to the ACLU and other organizations espousing your views, travel or don't travel in the interim as you see fit,
BUT if you decide to opt-out please stay home.