Originally Posted By Darkbeer "Profiling [of airline passengers to combat terrorism] has at least one notable defender -- John Banzhaf, the George Washington University public interest law professor best known for taking on tobacco and fast food. Banzhaf argues that racial profiling is constitutional if done in accordance with U.S. Supreme Court guidelines that ethnicity not be the sole criteria. Other considerations for potential hijackers might be age, gender, behavior or clothing. He also notes that courts have upheld using race/ethnicity to further 'compelling state interest,' as in considering race for college admissions. 'Obviously, the government's interest in protecting the lives of thousands of citizens from a major terrorist attack is at least as 'compelling' as a better college education,' he says" -- Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker.
