As the Presidential elections approach, the United States is in great danger. Statements from Al Qaeda leaders gloat over their success in influencing Spain and the Philippines, through proven methods of mass murder and extortion. Islamic groups promise attacks daily against the United States and all European countries that support us. This may be the most perilous time since September 11.

So what do far-left “civil rights” groups do?

They sue to stop transportation companies from randomly screening passengers’ bags: Groups Sue to Stop Bag Searches in Boston.

BOSTON - Two civil rights groups filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from randomly inspecting passengers’ bags, saying it’s an unconstitutional violation of personal privacy.

A judge scheduled an emergency hearing for Tuesday in the case filed by the National Lawyers Guild and the American Anti-Discrimination Committee.

The random inspections began Thursday, just in time for the Democratic National Convention this week at Boston’s FleetCenter. The policy is the first of its kind in the country.

The groups say the searches violate the Fourth Amendment because they don’t require information that the person searched is suspected of criminal activity. They’ve urged customers not to consent to the searches.

“There is no way the MBTA can implement this policy in a constitutional manner,” said National Lawyers Guild national president Michael Avery.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said the bags aren’t opened. Instead, they are run through a machine that detects explosives. Pesaturo said so far no one has objected to having their bags inspected.

UPDATE at 7/27/04 3:19:34 pm:

LGF reader Jimmy the Clam points out that the Associated Press oddly failed to print the full name of the group that’s working with the National Lawyers Guild to make Boston vulnerable to attack: the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

UPDATE at 7/27/04 3:46:09 pm:

Boston’s Logan Airport, by the way, is where Mohammed Atta boarded Flight 11 on the morning of September 11.