Originally Posted by mtacchi
Indeed. One can "connect" from a precleared airport like Vancouver to Seattle going through normal Canadian screening - NOT requiring the removal of shoes, shirts, underpants, ect... - and then sit next to you on an aircraft after you've been molested by the TSA.
Absolutely makes no sense to endure the shoe and shirt nonsense.
Unfortunately most of what passes for security with respect to flying makes no sense. Some eggheads in D.C. reacting and then coming up with half-***ed ideas.