Senate passes bill opening door for replacing TSA screeners with private security

Senate passes bill forcing TSA to reconsider applications from airports to replace TSA workers with private security. “Legislation could lead to despised federal agency being marginalized from aviation security.” Let’s hope this is the start of a trend where numerous other despised federal agencies become marginalized.

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

Bonfire of the Absurdities: After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.

View Comments (17)

  • Why would you think that a private company would be any better than the TSA? They will do the same searches (inappropriate as many of them are) and have een less accountability. Not sure how I feel about this.

  • Montana! I want to move there eventually. Colllldddd winters and hot summers, great hunting and fishing; full of people who despise a grasping and overstepping, insanely over-bloated, centralized and bureaucratized federal government. I think I could learn to love this state for everything...except the colllldddd winters. Don't they have nukes in Montana? Hummmmm...

        • Actually if North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana formed their own country it would be the worlds 2nd largest Nuclear power....I lived in North Dakota. They don't have much of a tolerance for liberals or stupid people. Just Like Montana and South Dakota..I love it there, makes Kalifornia look like a pile of dog crap with a bunch of flowers stuck in it to hide some of the ugly...

  • The Senate passed this bill?????????????????

    The Reid controlled Senate?????????????????

    He must have controlling interest in the private security industry.

    • Well if he suddenly decides to retire after this term and goes to work for a security company, we'll know the answer.