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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.'"

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  1. lp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    last post

  2. Re:In other news... by Rockoon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I dont have to "tell you again" about your straw-man. Its your straw-man, perhaps you should have given it the ability to speak.

    Never-the-less, people with large sums of money have more freedoms than people who don't.

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  3. Re:$4500 a "large sum of money" for travel? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    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.

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  4. Re:In other news... by Rockoon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    containing irrelevant points which is easier to argue against than the original.

    An easier thing to argue against, eh?

    ...such as a single instance where someone with a lot of money has his freedoms lost?

    In other news, people with lots of money have more freedoms.

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    "His name was James Damore."
  5. Re:Also: by maxume · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    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.

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