TSA Changes Its Rules, ACLU Lawsuit Dropped

ndogg writes "Earlier this year, there was much ado about a Ron Paul staffer, Steve Bierfeldt, being detained by the TSA for carrying large sums of money. The ACLU sued on his behalf, and the TSA changed its rules, now stating that its officers can only screen for unsafe materials. With that, the ACLU dropped its suit. '[Ben Wizner, a staff lawyer for the ACLU, said] screeners get a narrow exception to the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches, strictly to keep weapons and explosives off planes, not to help police enforce other laws.'"

Comments

Re:$4500 a "large sum of money" for travel?

[TheRaven64]

Maybe you need a better credit card. When I travel abroad and buy things on my card, the exchange rate that I get on my statement has been at least as good as the rate that the bank or post office charged me for cash that I took. And, if it's a business trip, then I claim back expenses based on the amount that appears on my statement.

Re:Also:

[maxume]

I wasn't any more impressed with Barr than the other two (and Nader would be Obama without any of the sanity). FWIW, this is a 'voting booth' behavior for me, not a general behavior, I give consideration to each candidate prior to the election, and so forth, I would argue that party-line voters are a much more significant problem than I am.