“This insanity must stop.”
Part of stopping this insanity is to remember that it was Senator Charles Schumer (D, NY) who assured us that if airport security staff were made federal employees that they would be much more “professional.”
We must never forget that government is only power, and like fire a wonderful servant, but a horrible master. In saying this, George Washington was warning us to never allow government to think it is our master, which clearly the TSA does. We must put TSA on an ever-shorter leash until the relationship the citizen is return to his proper position with that agency.
I was recently “ordered” by a TSA agent to go through the X-ray device because I had a plastic comb and the paper bording pass in my shirt pocket. You would have thought I was attempting to rob a bank. Apparently this very expensive organization, reportedly with 6000 bureaucrats on DC, can’t even get their procedures consistent at different airports.
When did having to remove plastic and paper from your pockets start?
And then shorten it about five more notches to provide a safety margin. You can't take any chances with tyranny.