It's easy to say that TSA sucks (it does), but it's hard to propose a workable alternative. Well alternative 1, stop making us take off our shoes and taking out our laptops, its clear from pre-check that it's not really necessary.
You need some security. That was clear before 9-11. Airports had security and it was pretty similar to how TSA does it right now. You put your bags on an Xray machine, show your ID, and walk through a metal detector.
I'd suggest keeping the government in charge of what procedures to use, but then using private contracts to actually manage the airport security.
The real problem with TSA isn't that it is intrusive. It's that is terrible mismanaged and has no incentive to improve the experience.
Although apparently airports can opt out of the TSA.
You need some security. That was clear before 9-11. Airports had security and it was pretty similar to how TSA does it right now. You put your bags on an Xray machine, show your ID, and walk through a metal detector.
I'd suggest keeping the government in charge of what procedures to use, but then using private contracts to actually manage the airport security.
The real problem with TSA isn't that it is intrusive. It's that is terrible mismanaged and has no incentive to improve the experience.
Although apparently airports can opt out of the TSA.