Originally Posted by
T-the-B
All valid points and good suggestions. Unfortunately, none of this will ever happen because, ultimately, absolutely no one working at TSA has any desire to do anything (other than lip-service) to actually improve either the passenger experience or actual security. Some TSA employees will talk a good game - and some of those individuals post here - but no one will actually do anything that might upset the status quo.
They removed the biggest stakeholders from the debate, frequent business travelers, via ExtortionCheck, which also kept the airlines happy. Mission accomplished.