Posted on 04/24/2017 10:08:23 PM PDT by vannrox
4th Amendment Wear is a series of underclothes that have the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution printed on them with metallic ink that so that it will show up when worn through a TSA X-Ray machine.
The clothes are designed as a silent protest against the new reality of being searched to the point where we’re basically naked. We don’t intend for this to be anything more than a thought-provoking way to fuel the debate about safety vs. civil liberties. If we sell a few items, great. But the main intention is to open more dialogue. It’s more of a conceptual piece than anything else.
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I quit flying about 5 years ago after averaging 50k+ miles per year flying and almost a million mile flyer. The effectiveness of TSA in what it supposedly does is a pathetic at best and they continues to get worse and more ridiculous.
If government ever reduces the the TSA by 90% and starts profiling for the actual problem I may start again.
We need to see more of this kind of thing. Creative challenges to violations of citizens’ constitutional rights that tend to embarrass authorities and garner proactive support for those rights.
The infamous munitions t-shirt.
In a roundabout way, the creator of that shirt made it difficult for me to get on airplanes for several years...
Though I can’t say I disagree with what he did that led to that situation.
I suspect there will be ruder ones.
Great idea. Probably lead to some “special treatment,” though.
Even backscatter probably wouldn’t have seen the message in a readable form. The image shown with this post is from a medical xray.
The carry-on idea is much better if you want something readable.
Send some to Senator Rand Paul. He’s the only lawmaker who squawked about this when he got searched. Of course, nothing has been done by our do-nothing members of Congress...
I wonder if they’ve figured out how he got the dead man’s ID yet?
Oh wait, he was in the country illegally and wasn’t breaking any laws. It’s a shame he has been separated from his family. He was only trying to feed them. /s
I could barely stand flying before 911 as it was quite uncomfortable to cram my 6 foot, 200 pound frame into those ridiculous kindergarten seats on the plane. TSA was the tipping point. I have flown exactly ONCE in the interval. Now, if it ain’t drivable I don’t go.
Answer: His grandmother provided it.
Yes. And if anyone thinks this shirt is gonna make any difference at all.......
They couldn’t give a rat’s patootie about the 4th amendment. It’s just a job.
It’s a cute stunt, but Constitutional case law does not find what the TSA does is a violation of the 4th Amendment. There is no presumption of privacy in the situation and a large presumption of public security - like police road stops to check for drunk drivers. Now if an executive agency wanted to do what the TSA does, to see in and through your house and its contents, and do so without a warrant, THAT would likely violate the 4th amendment.
The average janitor is important as hell. Go a week in an office building during a janitorial strike. Like going to work in a habitrail.
“Sir, please exit the x-ray machine and go stand in the body-cavity search line over there. Next!”
“Sir, please exit the x-ray machine and go stand in the body-cavity search line over there. Next!”
The speedo limit is 35.
Only problem is the TSA goons can’t read!
Are people really that desperate to volunteer for the cavity search? Really folks, what’s to be gained starting crap with minimum wage flunkies?
I like that!
Leave yourself plenty of waiting time at the airport for your inevitable strip search.
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