My question is this: Why is it necessary to have the American flag at the security check point? Is it intended to make the passengers or TSA agents feel more patriotic or to intimidate the flying public? To me it seems a bit disrespectful to the flag to have it in such a cluttered area when it can be put out of the way of the security screening and into a more dignified display area. I don't want to be one of those "precious flag" people but it seems that we have flags just about every where these days and I feel it unnecessary and frankly unpatriotic. Using the flag to physically obscure the filming process is tacky.