More on the TSA patdowns

Having some experience with the TSA patdowns, they ARE intrusive and I still believe that they violate the Bill of Right's provision against search and seizure without due process.  More news on people who object to the procedure.  And ask yourself - how long before someone in government decides they should do this whenever your walking on the street?

Politician Refuses Pat-Down, Takes Boat

from The J-Walk Blog

In Seattle: State Representative Cissna objects to airport search demand.

An Alaskan state lawmaker is returning home by sea after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said..

Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then required to undergo the pat-down by Transportation Safety Administration officials, said Michelle Scannell, her chief of staff.

Scannell said that TSA called for the pat-down because the scan showed Cissna had had a mastectomy. But it wasn't immediately clear from statements by the lawmaker's office and TSA why that would necessitate the further search.

Scannell described the pat-down search as "intrusive," but did not elaborate on the Anchorage Democrat's decision.

Cissna, who had undergone medical treatment in Seattle, is traveling by ferry from Seattle to Juneau, Scannell said.