- Rep. John Mica, one of the authors of the original TSA bill, has recently written to the heads of more than 150 airports nationwide suggesting they opt out of TSA screening. TSA is now over extended its authority. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/amid-airport-anger_-gop-takes-aim-at-screening-1576602-108259869.html 22 comments reddit.com
- A different sort of "opt-out": Under the law that created the TSA, individual airports are permitted to institute their own screening program, and kick out the TSA, says one of the Congressmen who drafted the law. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/amid-airport-anger_-gop-takes-aim-at-screening-1576602-108259869.html 410 comments politics
Linking pages
- Airports Can Legally Opt-Out, Kick TSA Program to the Curb, and Instead Hire Private Security Screeners | CSO Online http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/68647 7 comments
- Wait, You Mean There Are Unintended Consequences to Ramming Through a Ginormous New Federal Bureaucracy? http://reason.com/blog/2010/11/16/wait-you-mean-there-are-uninte 4 comments