The new secret laws governing flight

"A case can be made that airline security would suffer if the criteria used for screening passengers were to be revealed. Such a disclosure would make it easier to circumvent passenger screenings. But Chenoweth-Hage wasn't asking for such details, only for the legal authorization for pat-downs. Why couldn't they at least let her see that? asked Statesman correspondent Dan Popkey.

"Because we don't have to," replied TSA doorkeeper Gonzales."

Yup, like demanding the cop who stops your car show you the law that allows him to do it before you will lower your windows and unlock your doors, methinks.

That's secret, too, and not not published for the public

BBB, I so seldom find myself agreeing with you, but this time . . . wow. At the very least, we should be able to see the governing laws (like we can for cops pulling us over for speeding).