[COBOL2Java]

Have not flown since the beginning of TSA and have no intention to in the future. I drive....

Just wait until Big Sis initiates TSA checkpoints at bridges, tunnels, off-ramps, etc...

[MissMagnolia]

There were some links previously posted (I don't have it bookmarked) to a really good actual video on how to handle the DHS checkpoints that are 40 miles or so inside the border .... Americans being stopped for no reason. The primary phrases used:

No thank you (when asked to pull over to a separate area for 'search', etc)
Am I being detained? (probably the main thing to say, over & over)
Am I free to go?
No, I am not getting out of my car. What is your probable cause? Do you have a warrant?
No, it is not a law that I have to stop filming/get out of my car, etc.

Every time, the DHS agents ended up letting the driver proceed, but it took time, persistence, and the driver staying calm & mostly saying "am I being detained?" and "am I free to go?" Very interesting watching DHS squirm & try to bullsh*t/intimidate drivers into compliance/giving up their rights.