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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
When they can tell me, as the constitution requires, EXACTLY what they expect to seize and why they suspect that I must have this item on my person, then it's reasonable. And the fact that I have metal on my person is not "probable cause."
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SM70, I usually value your opinion, but I can't agree with you on this stance. You are using the Constitution, in particular, Amendment IV to defend a petty nuisance at most. The probably cause exists in EVERY person thay they select for screening. Remember Richard Reid? Remember the shoe bomb that only needed a match or butane lighter to blow the entire plane to pieces? How many lives does it take for people to realize we don't live in 1776 anymore. We need to incorporate laws and amendments into the Constitution to reflect the way we live our lives today. They don't need to tell you EXACTLY what they expect to find, because frankly, no one knows. They know anyone can pose as a threat and they need to treat everyone as such. Or, we will end up having more Nicole Millers. Nicole was a good friend of mine who died on flight 93. If a little extra searching of my person will save just 1 more Nicole Miller, I'll drop my pants at the airport anyday.