There are a few other Cabinet departments that I would ban, but I won't derail the thread by naming them

*disband

" type of terrorism it was designed to deter doesn't actually happen anymore."

Does it not occur anymore because...uh...you know...the TSA is there to look out for it?

Ok, name me a single plot that the TSA has foiled.

"Hey, look! I caught a terrorist!" -- said no TSA agent ever

That line is so original!

Yes, the TSA should be disbanded. I didn't think it was a big deal until maybe six months ago when the TSA started a program called "pre-check" where you pay $80 to bypass security and get to your flight quicker.

You literally have to buy your rights back.

One letter over

Abolish the USA

I'm surprised it still exists. It seems like an easy bipartisan thing to do considering both parties (and especially their bases) have their reservations.

HA! You people are funny. The TSA is another government UNION....it will NEVER EVER EVER go away now, because someone might lose a vote if they do the right thing.

Just like.....(75% of the US government...)...

Tell Bernie Sanders and Angus King that no one in the government will vote against such things. They are both independents and are both some of the most reasonable, most people-friendly Senators we've had in, oh, forever, as far as I know. They both lean left but they aren't Democrat and they certainly don't always side with the Democrats.

Well yippee skippy for Sanders and King. meaningless drivel...two shmoes with no power to make any change. <yawn...>

I'll do you one better, Bo...we have a whole Tea Party wing of the Republican party that wants to cut excessive government spending, but all people will do is vilify them, because once something exists in a Federal Budget, it become sacrosanct, and *daring* so suggest a budget cut apparently equates them with the Devil himself.

<waiting for the inevitable *rage* from the collected drones...>

Abolishing a government agency doesn't mean all its former workers will become unemployed. But it might put an end to a policy upheld by said agency.

"<waiting for the inevitable *rage* from the collected drones...>"

Those are Amazon drones.

Krellin, as much as I typically disagree with the Tea Party, I respect them for breaking the norm.

I don't respect them for supporting bigotry and right-wing anarchy. But that's another issue.

Bernie Sanders and Angus King are both recently elected. The point is that people are starting to hate both parties, regardless of affiliation, and independents like those two are probably not going to be a big abnormality for all that long.

"I don't respect them for supporting bigotry and right-wing anarchy."

Sigh....really Bo? Please tell me exactly where the Tea Party supports these things. Oh, by the way, you forgot that they want to eat your babies....

Really, you need to get your information from something other than CNN, MSNBC and Jon Stewart...

As for Sanders and King, the "Independants" that no doubt caucus with the Democrats and Democrats in all but...

Just like Tea Party are "independant" from the Republican leadership, but kept the name so as to not split votes in elections (i.e. win at the primary). I mean, I'm happy they are there breaking the mold...but don't expect much from it.

Bernie Sanders would probably be a Republican if the Republicans were more moderate and less Romney-esque. I don't expect you to see that, though. Not like you to see things like that.

What are you talking about, bo_sox? Bernie Sanders is a socialist (his words, not mine). He's to the left of most Democrats on virtually every issue.

I suspect Warren would also be behind this, fwiw.

but it remains true that security theatre continues to have support from the fast majority of the established senators from both parties.

A moderate Republican is a socia..... --- okay, fine semck, you win o_O

I'll be quiet now.

Nothing whinier than air travelers.

BTW, are you libertarians also in favor of keeping knock-out videos online?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/11/27/247366898/the-knockout-game-an-old-phenomenon-with-fresh-branding

Probably. Free speech, yada yada yada. FREEDOM. Blah, blah, blah. Stupid.

@ Putin33

"BTW, are you libertarians also in favor of keeping knock-out videos online?"

Yes, but I'm even more fervently in favor of more citizens being armed. A nice solid wall of .45 ACP might make these thugs think twice before they go around committing aggravated assault/attempted murder on random citizens.

Any citizen who witnesses a violent felony should be able to respond with lethal force. If I see a random guy get jumped across the street from me, I should be able to start shooting.

"Nothing whinier than air travelers."

Anyone who actively bitches about the TSA needs to get a pilot's license or fly out of a smaller airport. Many large cities have satellite airports with super laid-back TSA guys. I'm still adamantly opposed to the TSA, but the whininess of air travelers (and of Americans in general) must be acknowledged.

Yes, because everyone who needs to cross oceans for any reason can afford the time and money to learn how to fly a plane and just get a Pilot's license. I mean, it's clearly everyone who can spend so much, learning how to fly or flying out of a smaller airport that doesn't directly get them where they need to be.

Here's my proposal:

Disband the Department of Homeland Security and fire all of its workers and agents. Airlines take over responsibility for protecting their passengers (possibly with FAA/NTSB guidance)

Border enforcement of the southern border becomes a military responsibility and the Border Patrol is disbanded.

@ mendax

Yeah, or just disband the TSA as I originally proposed.

I was merely pointing out the absurdity of expecting everyone to circumvent the TSA's mass molestation.

"Disband the Department of Homeland Security and fire all of its workers and agents. Airlines take over responsibility for protecting their passengers (possibly with FAA/NTSB guidance)"

Because corporations have a trustworthy record of public safety when left to their own devices?

How about you libertarians just kill us all and that way we'll have need for government or regulations of any kind.