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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:12 am
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Chellian
 
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Originally Posted by MikeMpls
But were any local authorities there to assist? TSA has no law enforcement authority. They cannot detain you, obstruct you or touch you without your consent.
Didn't have time to check, as it dawned on me that my sex and age combines were going to subject me to TSA inspection of my backpack and them "needing" to go through every article of clothing I had. I imagine they probably could have Amtrak police on scene or nearby, as Portland Union Station usually has Amtrak PD present.

The real issue is what's to stop me from going on Greyhound, or getting on a train in Vancouver, WA, to dodge this stupid security theatre?
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