Maybe you can tell me why this won't work:
President to TSA head: "You have ____ weeks to effectively implement the armed pilots program, and stop blocking its effectiveness. Failure to do so to my satisfaction will result in your immediate removal from office, as well anyone and everyone under your command who also impedes this order."
Let's say the TSA head fails to obey his order and is removed. The next carefully screened TSA head comes into the Oval Office:
President to TSA head: "You have ____ weeks to effectively implement the armed pilots program, and stop blocking its effectiveness. Failure to do so to my satisfaction will result in your immediate removal from office as well anyone and everyone under your command who also impedes this order. If you think I'm kidding, I'd like you to think about why the last man to hold your position was removed."
It will work.
Re-read my previous post for 90% of the answer. Here is the rest. After TSA head #2 gets fired nobody in their right mind will accept that position. (now ex-head at next interview "Well, yes, I was fired after 4 weeks, but so what...") You have to go at these things with a 20 year plan, or more. Just as liberals slowly got us here we can't suddenly reverse it all. You have to do it small steps at a time. Otherwise you alarm the low level govies and they refuse to do it.