Yes, a cryin' shame. Illegal search and seizure under the 'we're here to help you' rationale; threats by the state to take their children! (Shades of Stalinist Russia!)
Thank heaven for the Alliance Defense Fund and similar organizations. The ACLU is conspicuous by its total absence from these cases.
I would like to check your "resolve" behind this statement.
Formulating my conslusions from the perspective of a "presumption of liberty" as well as the fact that we allow ourselves to be governed by a "constitutional republic" form of government versus be governed by a "democracy," government mandated federalized security personnel used to search my person and belongings before I board a privately owned aircraft violates the 4th amendment (no warrant before the search), violates the 5th amendment right of the airline's owners (nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation), and violates the 9th amendment of my right to travel. (The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.)
In addition, a government law not allowing the citizens to be armed while on public property, municipal airports, violates the 2nd amendment, as well.
Of course, all of this government unconstitutional activity is being done under the guise of "we're here to help you" rationale.
And yes the ACLU is conspicuous by it's absence in these cases because I asked them to help me file federal lawsuits against the Patriot Act and they would not touch it.
Think it over.