“The Body” Sues TSA Over Scans
Steven L. Taylor
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Via the Strib: Ventura sues over body scans, pat-downs
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, alleging full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints violate his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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This ought to be interesting
Does that mean I can sue him because I have a right to a Ventura-less flight?
Probably not, Tom P. Ya see, unreasonable searches are specifically mentioned in the Constitution.