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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
The enabling legislation and resulting CFR allows the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Transportation (i.e.: the TSA Administrator) to do essentially whatever it takes to secure the transportation systems of the United States of America as he'she sees fit. Can they physically strip search us? You betcha', until, or if, a court stops them.
Unfortunately, that is correct. Congress gave DHS and TSA a virtual blank check, and they have taken advantage of it.
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