Originally Posted by
sbagdon
Actually, they do.
They have the power to control your entry into the sterile area.
But it's far from an absolute power. Suppose, for example, some TSO decided he didn't want to allow any black people to enter the sterile area. Would a court enforce his or her "power" to do that?
So far there have been no court decisions on what they can force people to do in order to enter the sterile area. But I suspect there will be soon.