Let me try to understand you, are you trying to imply that the average bag screener in airports today is excellent and great? The biggest boobs you can get are in those positions today... your assumption is that under federalization the same calibre of people will be let in? It is possible they may, but not likely. I am sure the minimal requirements will be that you can speak english!
You assume that raises and promotions have helped the airport security world? Go through JFK, LAX, SFO or any of them, actually look at the people scanning your luggage... most english is a second or third language, most have not been in the country very long and certainly are not well trained or vigiliant... is this tbe "BETTER CALIBRE" that private sector brings?
I am so sick of ideaologues who chop off their noses to spite their faces... that refuse to see that capitalism, while a great system, does have inherent flaws, just like any system. Capitalism is driven by the profit motive, in most situations this is a great thing... but NOT in all... Capitalisms other flaw is Monopolism which is also counter the good of the society. You sit here and try to argue that the profit motive/competition will improve airline security... when it OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT! Profit motive has caused this industry to be farmed out to companies and people who have little skill are paid very little and in general don't do a good job, because they cannot pay enough and keep profits relative to acquire, train and retain good people. The current system IS PRIVATE COMPANIES UNDER FEDERAL REGULATION.. and guess what it sucks, it is honestly amazing that it took so long for an even like 9-11 to occur... even in the wake of 9-11 people still get past these supposedly more trained and higher alert workers routinely.
Let me try this at my own job. I think I'll come in late, screw up at work, insult customers, and generally act like a moron. When the boss confronts me, I'll say, if you only PAID me more, I'd do my job correctly. How many seconds do you think it would take for him to throw me out on my ass?
You are arguing against Unions in general with these statements not against federalization... I am no fan of most unions myself, and your also full of assumptions as well, that somehow the way airport security will be handled is the same way your DMV is run, which is also a bad analogy because DMV's are run by states, not fed... You seem to fail to realize that every man/woman in uniform in our armed forces is a FEDERAL EMPLOYEE! The FBI are FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.... federal employees are more than just your beurocrat at a state office and most of them, (NOT ALL) do good jobs for reasons that are motivated by far more than pay... sure you have your tag alongs, but if you think these don't exist in private industry you have never seen how middle or even upper management operates... it is not purely a promotion of the best workers, believe me.