Originally Posted by
VH-RMD
has anyone had a dialogue with the ACLU to understand why they are taking a passive stance at this stage?
I haven't lived in the US for so long, I've allowed my membership to lapse. Nevertheless, I think speaking to the appropriate person or even getting a straight answer from them seems unlikely. Almost all of the suits I've seen involve individuals with complaints. The real complaint is the unconstitutionality of the searches. As I wrote in my original post, even were I suspected of a serious felony, I would not be forced to surrender my constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment yet, in order to travel by air, I have been forced to surrender my Fourth Amendment rights in a most intrusive and humiliating manner to an unqualified individual with whom I most probably would not ever engage socially. It is not reasonable to allow a government employee to image or to touch my genitals without probable cause?
In the opinion many of us share, present TSA practices are unreasonable searches.
So where is the credible law suit we can support addressing the constitutionality of the searches? If it doesn't exist, shouldn't we consider how to start it and sustain it?