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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 9:05 pm
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Does TSA Have Any Authority Without LEO?
I am sitting at the airport and had a thought. Does the TSA really have any authority to enforce anything without LEO?

They can *ask* you not to enter the "sterile" area (a misnomer) until you have gone through their procedures, but they can't actually stop you from doing so.

In the same vein they can *ask* you to enter only if you have a boarding pass, they can *ask* you to enter with only 2 items, etc.

This thought goes a little further. If there is a terminal dump, can TSA actually do anything without LEO?
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