Mica claims progress in privatizing airport screeners
WASHINGTON — In the decade since U.S. Rep. John Mica helped create the Transportation Security Administration, the veteran Republican has gone from reluctant father to outright critic.
Few areas of TSA have dodged Mica's scorn; he has attacked the $7.8 billion agency on issues ranging from wasteful spending to the intrusive pat-downs of passengers by airport-security workers.
But only recently has the Winter Park legislator made progress on his top goal: eliminating the roughly 52,000 TSA screeners nationwide in favor of those hired by private security companies.
An airline law passed earlier this year included language — inserted by Mica — that makes it easier for airports to make the switch by removing barriers that give TSA broad power to deny privatization efforts.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-22/news/os-mica-tsa-privatization-20120522_1_private-screeners-private-security-tsa
My opinion: Anything privatized means huge loopholes for an "elite" class of people. More discrimination will occur as the privatized group begins to fall for the prejudices (i.e. Only darkskinned people are threats)
Frankly, I suspect my family has been tagged. One of my relatives has been selected four out of four times for special inspections. This is only going to get worse if it becomes privatized, and a company that favors Republican policies takes over.
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than on 9/11/01
