Originally Posted by Ari
It would be clear from the facts that the passenger was detained for excercising his first-amendment right. What a TSO did or didn't say has no bearing-- the (documentable) fact that he was detained with illegal cause is a clear violation-- I don't see what you're getting at here.
You may not write derogatory statements about the IRS on your tax return check. It's a crime. Maybe the TSA got confused with the IRS.