Has it ever occurred to you that maybe "we the people" aren't the problem here?
There have been literally thousands of documented cases of harassment of Americans by out of control bureaucrats working at the airport. Everything ranging from children and women being harassed, to a Medal of Honor winner who was told he couldn't fly with his medal, to a serviceman returing from Afghanistan with his mouth wired shut being harassed, etc..... has occurred.
Others have had their lives ruined by being arrested for making a joke or smarting off (likely provoked) to the wrong person.
The situation is totally out of control to everyone except for the bootlicking contingent.