I'm not sure what you're arguing, Casey. You don't have a right to fly. You can buy a contract with a carrier, and fly if you follow their rules. They are and have been heavily regulated by the FAA for decades and by the TSA since its formation. All their contracts are subject to the rules and regulations under which they operate.
Those rules may be stupid, they may be ineffective, and they may be more security theater than real security....as I believe they are.
But it's sort of absurd to pretend that's not the law. Of course, you and professor Hawkeye can make up whatever you want, but those of us who live in the real world, both in courtrooms and airports, have to deal with what really exists.
