<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Plato90s:
The people who don't fly often can talk to their reps. I'll talk to the airlines who will then talk to their lobbyists who wll then talk to the reps.
It's not a one-sided game, ladies and gentleman.</font>
On the other hand, the reps in Congress are anxious to look like they are doing something to make us safe.
Now, we can debate whether or not these things do increase safety til the cows come home. However, your typical joe who flies twice a year thinks they do. So he will be all for that.
Just think about the ads a political opponent could run if someone went against legislation that would make air travel "safer."
Self preservation is the most important thing for most politicians. They are not going to act in a way that will give their opponent's any ammunition.
As for the airlines, I am sure they're up there lobbying for help in decreasing the wait at airports, but I'm also sure that they're running in to resistance from reps that are afraid of being potrayed as anti-safety.