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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by northpole999
That's a fair point. But nonetheless, federal law takes precedence over and supercedes all state and local law with respect to federal services. And it is simply illegal under federal law for a non-federal government entity to charge for better availability of to or otherwise restrict access to federal government provided services. Federal government services including TSA are, by law, available on an equal basis to all persons. The locals are simply not allowed to interfere without federal law authorizing them to do so.
This was resolved a number of years ago.

The queues leading to the first TSA clerk assigned as the ID checker are controlled by the airport/airline--not the TSA. From the first TSA clerk until you complete the security theater is controlled by the TSA.
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