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Rep. Mica, author of TSA legislation, sez airports can opt out of TSA screening |
2010-11-17 |
Heh heh. Mica is quite disappointed by how his legislation has created such a monster that he never envisioned. He's even called it a Kabuki dance himself, and that the TSA just humiliates passengers. He has written a letter to over 150 major airports to let them know about the opt-out clause in the legislation, and recommending that they consider doing so in favor of private security, which has been shown to do somewhat better than the TSA has been doing. Says Mica: "It's not an Israeli model, it's a TSA, screwed-up model. It should actually be the person who's looking at the ticket and talking to the individual. Instead, they've hired people to stand around and observe, which is a bastardization of what should be done." |
Posted by:gorb |
#3 Yes, kiss the ring, kiss it! May have to weigh that vs a mass balk of passengers during peak travel and likely for a long time afterwards. See next week or maybe sooner; I'm sure the airlines and airport venders and taxis and limos and food service and hotels and rental cars companies have an opinion as well. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-11-17 21:38 |
#2 Go ahead, "Opt out" and watch your Federal funding vaporize before your very eyes. Mind the.... strings attached. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2010-11-17 10:54 |
#1 Yeah can't wait for gov health care, which also has an opt out too, if ya know who's who. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-11-17 10:52 |