The country's recently strengthened airport security measures have become a source of controversy and debate across the country. Due to a recent attempted act of terrorism, in which a man aboard an international flight to Detroit attempted to blow up the plane with a bomb, the Department of Homeland Security has taken new steps to ensure national security in the form of new high-tech body scanners. and familiarize yourself with airport procedures. New body scanners create images of people without their clothes on, and the new pat-down procedure is generally considered too personal. Many people believe that the new security checks at airports are an invasion of privacy. A recent ZogbyInternational poll says 61% of Americans oppose new security measures (Martin, Los Angeles Times). Pollster JohnZogby issued a statement saying, "It is clear that the majority of Americans are unhappy with the TSA and recently enacted enhanced security measures." This being true, the only question that needs to be answered is why; Why are the majority of Americans against the new security measures? The 61% who oppose the new security measures mainly argue that the measures are intrusive and invade privacy. Some have compared the new pat-down procedure to "sexual assault" (Mayerowitz, ABC News). The problem has gone so far that the security measures are being called unconstitutional. An organized interest group, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, filed a lawsuit claiming just that. They claimed that body scanners were unconstitutional on the grounds that the scanners violated the Fourth Amendment, which states the people's right "to......in the middle of a sheet......to attack airline bomb-attempted-act-terrorism/+attempted+bombing+december+25+2009&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a.Frank, Thomas. “10 airports install body scanners.” . June 6, 2008. USA Today. December 29, 2010 http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-06-05-bodyscan_N.htm.Schwartz, John. “Debate over full body scans and invasion of privacy resumes after incident.” . December 29, 2009. The New York Times. January 1, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/us/30privacy.html.Taylor, Lesley Ciarula. “Full body scans are the top priority.” . December 31, 2009. thestar. December 31, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/744427--full-body-scans-top-priority.Associated Press. "Arkansas man sues over new TSA full body scans." . November 24, 2010. Boston Herald. December 27. 2010 .