Originally Posted by AArlington

This is probably just a random suggestion. Politically it would not be good for Congressmen and Judges to automatically be exempt. They serve the people; but are not above the people. And simply being an elected or appointed official does not mean somebody has been vetted. Thoes with TS Clearances? Pah-leaze. Every tech contracter within a hundred miles of DC has one. Terrorists? No. But AFAIK there is no centralized database in place for adaquate tracking. Other agencies in the governmnet have a hard time accpeting and verifying clearances from each other. TSA allowing bypass on that basis can't and should not happen.

If it's only an exemption from SSSS -- well, SSSS shouldn't be allowed to happen in the first place.