To see just how screwed up this system is, on my most recent SSSS I purposely tricked the TSA into not screening me, and I boarded the plane and flew without a problem.

How did I trick the TSA? I had two boarding passes (for a connecting flight) and put the one with the SSSS behind the other. The agent never looked close enough and I passed through freely. Not the most intelligent of scams, eh?

And yes I realize that I have just admitted to violating several national security and anti-terrorism laws and could be prosecuted and sent to a maximum security prison.