[general_re]

The security won't stop another terror attack; it merely makes using airliners for an attack a little more difficult.

So any measure that isn't perfectly effective should be discarded? What perfect security methods do you propose?

The best security we have is the determination of a free people not to be flown into buildings again.

Why is it wrong to try to protect people from having to make that choice? If the fit hits the shan, I'll be right there alongside you, fighting to take back control of the plane. If that means we go down rather than hitting a building full of innocents, so be it. However, I'd really prefer not to have to make that sort of sacrifice in the first place. In exchange for a reduced possibility that I will be inconvenienced when my plane slams into the ground at 300 mph, I accept the somewhat smaller inconvenience of consenting to a search before boarding. Others may prefer not to be inconvenienced at all - for them, there is Greyhound.

[americanbychoice]

Greyhound searches too as of late. It is also my choice not to get on the plane if I don't want to be searched. I fly a lot and haven't had any horror stories to tell.
I guess the next time a plane is hijuacked, these same individuals will be screeming bloody murder about Airport insecurity.
When all the airlines go out of business(They soon may), everyone will be upset about the lack of convenience, but never admit that they contributed to it. I guess, it is a catch 22 situation. We can't please anyone.
Go figure.