[exodus]

Please notice that the law says that the Federal government can not do this, but the Federal government does it anyway.

To: exodus
A consensual search is hardly "unreasonable" under the 4'th Amendment. You are free to refuse to be searched at any time during the boarding process.
# 652 by general_re
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You are free to quit your job if you don't want to be searched without reason.

You are free to give up your Hawaiian vacation if you don't want to be searched without reason.

You are free to lose your girlfriend because you didn't show up when she called for help, if you don't want to be searched without reason.

You are free to let your parent die without you at their side, if you don't want to be searched without reason.

Your definition of "free" needs a little work, general_re.

[general_re]

You are free to quit your job if you don't want to be searched without reason.

We're going in circles here. Again, the mere fact that you do not care for any of the choices before you does not in and of itself obligate someone else to provide you with a choice you like.