If there is a solution, that might be the only solution.
The hole in the current security plan is the maintenance workers on the airplanes, of which many are non-citizens.
I guess I am the the only one in the world who thinks that's a problem.
I guess I am the the only one in the world who thinks that's a problem.
If you want to invent problems, you are free to do so. I am not aware of any case of sabotage on a commercial airliner perpetrated by maintenance workers. Doesn't mean it couldn't or wouldn't happen, but thus far, it has not.
I personally do not feel more secure with the federal government being in charge of this--or anything for that matter (except the military). Just look at the track records of the large government agencies like the IRS, the SSA, HHS--the agencies are a mess, the employees are often incompetent and/or surly (if you can actually ever get one to talk to you) and huge amounts of money are wasted or go unaccounted for.
Look at AMTRAK and you'll see how well the federal government handles transportation.
People are so easily duped into thinking their lives will be safer and better if the government runs them. In the case of the duped, perception = reality.