Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Is there anything to stop the TSA from claiming the administrative search is consented to when in line at/for TSA screening? They seem willing to keep pushing the limits as much as they can and are willing to cross all sorts of lines to get what they want.
Wasn't it the TSA (at BOS IIRC) that was doing electronic searches of walking or stationary persons with terahertz and/or infrared camera technology and using that technology in the main hallway near baggage claim and/or check-in areas?
I think we all know that the administrative search is whatever TSA says it is until such time as it has been tested in court. Even then, if TSA chooses to settle out of court with sealed records/gag order on plaintiffs, they are free to continue to violate the law with impunity. Absent a challenge that goes all the way to SCOTUS or Congress acting, the agency is free to say one thing and do another. Given the lack of accountability, I'm not sure a SCOTUS ruling or action of Congress would result in significant changes anyway.