Originally Posted by
Spiff
Amen!
No more searches without clear, probable cause vs. the harassment we receive now is fine by me. Airlines can conduct searches prior to getting onto their aircraft and can compete on safety vs harassment. Get the federal government 100% the hell out of airport and airline security.
Surprisingly, I disagree with that last sentence.
I would support the TSA being made into a regulatory agency under the umbrella of the FAA, responsible for determining what level of security is required at what airports. The implementation of that security would then be wholly up to the airport operator.
This would not only mean that BWI would have tighter security than, say, Merle K "Mudhole" Smith Airport in Corvoda, AK, but that both would be actually implemented by the airport managers themselves.
This is not to say that the current level of security is anything more than a joke, but simply ratcheting back the level of searches isn't enough. The whole system needs to change directions.