EFF sues DHS over intrusive border practices

On the heels of the TSA responding to posts on its new Evolution of Security blog by putting a stop to the practice of making travelers at some locations take all of their elecronic gadgets out of their luggage [1][2][3], the EFF is suing the DHS over substantially more intrusive practices:

Civil Liberties Groups Sue Homeland Security for Records on Intrusive Questioning and Searches of U.S. Travelers

IANAL, but it seems that there are potentially 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment issues at stake here. Let's hope that our next administration will respect the liberties of its citizens enough to restore constitutional rights to returning residents, and remove the Guantanamo-like status of our borders. Then we can get to work on the other irrelevant practices like the shoe and liquid bans, and fingerprinting innocent non-citizens. A valid passport and not being a wanted felon/terrorist should be enough for one to retain one's privacy and dignity when entering the US from abroad. After all, if the goal of national security is not to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, then what is it?

UPDATE: Nat Torkington has an interesting post on O'Reilly Radar pointing out that these confiscation measures can be made less relevant to savvy travelers by simply using the cloud to their advantage. Also, Chris Soghoian has an excellent post on CNET on other self-help measures for the privacy-minded to take back the Constitution.

UPDATE (19 May 2008): Two great EFF posts...
EFF Answers Your Questions About Border Searches
Congress Must Investigate Electronic Searches at U.S. Borders