Originally Posted by Casimir
Um, the government of the United States has the power to regulate interstate commerce. It cannot do so in violation of our rights under the constitution. Travel by airplane, being a privilege, is most certainly something that can be regulated -- or "lorded out" if you insist -- by the US government. The fact that airlines are "common carrier[s]" has nothing to do with it.
Now, if the point is that the government is doing this the wrong way, then the solution is to exercise one of our actual rights and petition the government, not claiming that somehow "rights" are being violated by 10-20 irritating questions at an airport.
Really? So the government can also consider driving or across state lines a privilege too and also regulate it by harassing those who choose to travel in this manner?
It saddens me to see people who defend government stupidity and harassment.
