Congress this week cut back the powers of the National Security Agency — a first in the post-9/11 world. A far better target would’ve been the Transportation Security Administration.
The NSA is falsely accused of impinging on civil liberties. The TSA does almost nothing but. While missing threats left and right.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security admitted that airport screeners had repeatedly failed to detect explosives and weapons in tests by an undercover team at dozens of airports.
Nothing says “national security” like screeners failing 95 percent of the time.
Ninety-five percent.
And that’s on top of all the thieving and intentional groping — and endless delays. All to supply the appearance of airport security.
“After spending over $540 million on baggage screening equipment and millions more on training, the [TSA’s] failure rate today is higher than it was in 2007,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, noted this week. “Something is not working.”
Sorry, Mr. Chairman. Here’s the question to ask: Exactly what about the Transportation Security Administration is working?