An ACLU student has report a lawsuit against the Fort Wayne International Airport, because the student opposes the new screening measures enacted by the Transportation Security Administration. Those procedures mandate that passengers either have a "full body" scan or they get patted down. The student tried to pass out copies of the United States Constitution and other materials to airport patrons. However, the airport policy’s is if the student wants to express his “Freedom of speech” he must be outside the premises in one of the five entrances the airport has. Also, he has to apply for a permit at least seven days in advance.
The student was a fighting veteran of the Iraq War, who I believe has the right to his Freedom of speech. His exact words were "I'm a combat veteran of the Iraq War and I'm not allowed to hand out constitutions in a public airport? That doesn't seem right to me," He says that is a violation of his constitutional rights. He believes that he should have the rights to hand out copies of the constitutional at a public airport.
I agree with the student using the first amendment of the constitution to express himself. I believe that he used the freedom of speech efficiently and I will have to back him up for fighting for his rights. He didn’t say or do anything violent to cause a big scene in the airport. The student handled it very calmly and mature. He wanted his voice to be heard, but the airport policy restricted him of doing so.
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