Are strip searches and groping at air ports a violation on the 4th amendment?

No because I don't have to fly. I will say this though, the terrorists are beating us when we're willing to change our way of life and put up with being violated at air ports. There should be a full on boycott by citizens of intrusive airport screenings.

Yes and I think that the argument should hinge on whether or not such searches are reasonable....and I don't think they are.

If searching my person prior to immediately boarding an aircraft is reasonable then so is searching my person prior to my entering the terminal , the airport property or any of the long term lots.

So why don't have our persons searched in those other three places ?

Scanning for explosives and weapons? No probable cause but court approval.

Hand on my testicles? Hell NO.

And please don't blame the TSA agent. He/she is "following orders."

It's the fing idiots in D.C.

If you object they'll pull you out of line and you miss your flight. If you get angry you'll

probably wind up in the pokey.

About time someone in DC gets the message. Quit feeling up the flying public.

They are not a violation of the 4th amendment simply because the search has not been deemed unreasonable by the court. Unreasonable would be if certain people were singled out, if everyone is searched the same way, it is not unreasonable.

The courts have long held that while persons are secure from illegal (improper or intrusive) searches, they have also held that boarder agents and those entrusted with protecting border/entry/exit points have enhanced authority to conduct searches without a warrant. In many cases they have more powers and authority then police officers when they are acting within the scope of their duties.

It certaiinly appears to be a violation of the 4th Amendment to me.

I expect that there will be a number of lawsuits over this issue.

The thing that would unravel the whole fiasco,

that is to EXPOSE the MYTH of the 19 suicidal hijackers

It didn't happen that way! GET A CLUE AMERICA

WE THE PEOPLE have been LIED to!

we are being played .... WAKE UP AMERICA!

If the TSA guard looks like Sandra Bullock-i wouldn't mind being searched.

In America nowadays, political correctness trumps the Constitution.

The 4th amendment means nothing in this fascist shithole called the United States America. Bush repealed the Bill of Rights and Obama did nothing to restore them.