I forgot a point:

There is a difference between being "within the boundaries of the United States" which applies to my essay above and then there is "crossing the boundaries" where the constitution does NOT apply. At border crossings, you basically have no rights, regardless of citizenship. You can be questioned, searched, and detained for just about any reason. You do not have the right to consult with an attorney. You are considered to have given up those rights by voluntarily attempting to enter into the United States. Even a US citizen, 100th generation-family-on-the-mayflower does not have rights at a border crossing or border checkpoint, which may be a few miles within the border. So be polite, be a good boy, be a fucking kiss ass because they can fuck with you just because they dont like the looks of you at the border. Kicking and screaming and crying about rights and lawyers only pisses them off and then they get out the body cavity search tools.

Once safely inside the border, the constitution then applies.


Another place you have almost no rights is at airport security. You are voluntarily getting on that plane and using that public airport and using public airspace, and you are presumed to have waived your 4th Amendment rights to search. Whining, crying, demanding rights and demanding lawyers and lawsuits at an airport only means you will miss your flight.