When I ran for Port Commissioner in 2013, one of the major issues that brought me into the race was the TSA’s mismanagement of airport security. At the time, I called for the Port of Seattle to take back operation of local airport security from the federal Transportation Security Administration. At the time it seemed… Continue reading Port of Seattle: Answering my call to Privatize SeaTac Security
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The TSA: Knives Can’t Take Down an Airplane
As you may have heard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is changing their policy to allow pocket knives and sporting equipment onto airplanes. I think this is finally a move towards common sense, and eliminating unnecessary security theater, but Flight Attendants don’t agree. By approximately 9:45 AM on September 11th, the policy had changed from allowing the hijackers… Continue reading The TSA: Knives Can’t Take Down an Airplane