Absolutely, the (present and longstanding) illegal interference in Constitutionally-protected free-market activity should cease.

I'll second that. What part of "shall not be infringed" don't these people understand?

I think we should sell Tommy Guns in vending machines at the airport, like they do iPods.

There are responsibilities that go with the exercise of rights. You don't yell "FIRE!" in a crowded theater, but you have freedom of speech. Planting a bomb on a plane is not protected by the Constitution. Some folks have a real difficult time with this distinction.

I thought only flyertalkers wanted to fly to Watertown? On a more serious note while we have flaws in our security system suggesting to fly without security is just absurd. It would create an open invitation to every loon to attempt to create havoc on an aircraft.
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Or as bloody stupid.

I disagree completely. There are already plenty of holes in the asinine "security" that we are forced to endure at US airports. Anyone, anytime, can bring explosives past the checkpoint in their pants or in their butt. Why doesn't it happen? Because there just aren't that many terrorists out there as Comrade Hawley and Comrade Chertoff, the lowest of the low, would have you believe.

Is boarding an aircraft without security screening a constitutional right?

No, but it's also an event that the government should have absolutely no say in.

Let me see if I understand you correctly. You would be in favor of removing all security checkpoints for commercial air travel? No baggage screening, no metal detector, etc?

When security is done properly and effectively, the gov't doesn't have the last word. YOU would be the determining factor.

Personally, I would like to know that there's more than my own wishes and your mental state between a flight with and bomb and one without.

I've never advocated that.

I would like to see the US government evicted from all US airports.

Airlines should be free to compete on whatever security they deem fit to provide and consumers should have a choice. I disagree with the hypothesis that no security would make all kinds of non-existent wackos come out of the woodwork. Our currrent US government-mandated idiocy already allows them to commit acts of terrorism at will.

Well, unfortunately that's not the case. We have some filthy Communists putting the armlock on airlines and passengers with disgusting sentiments like "Do you want to fly today?" and "Do you want to be a common carrier today?" Meanwhile, in addition to their disgusting attitude, their procedures and policies that none are permitted to compete on are completely ineffective. If you want C4 on your flight, put it in your pants or butt and walk past the "security" checkpoint. It will not be detected. Ever.

They should be part of on-board duty free sales, and free items in international F (like NC headphones). Maybe even part of pre-departure service.

As both Mexico and Argentina have per-capita GDP of over 10000 USD (on a PPP basis), and Mexico is even a member of the OECD, the elite club of the world's wealthiest countries, I'm not sure how anyone could categorise them as "third-world"