[gosub100]

> and that we've largely normalized this.

This (along with healthcare) are examples for the "both parties are the same" refrain.

Neither side wants or advocates for the status quo (for US citizens to lose their rights at the border) but neither side is doing anything about it. They could easily eliminate the "constitution-free zone" exemption at borders and airports, but from what I can see, no lawmakers are talking about it.

[throwway120385]

If anyone starts, it's pretty easy to trot out some story about how CBP caught a drug smuggler or human trafficker or terrorist because of the searches and then the matter is quickly silenced.