Okay, I agree with Vaughn as far as to say most TSA employees aren't really able to dictate the rules and most probably do believe in the cause.

That said, the TSA is a bumbling batch of buffoons at the highest levels. TSA has a dismal rate of weapon and explosive interdiction in real-world scenarios meaning air travel is questionably safer. Second it's been a PR disaster, between the reports of aggressive agents, the near-rape invasive searches and the joke that is frisking a 3-year old for guns and explosives. Lets not mention that under the private-security pilot program customer satisfaction was higher than TSA airports and rates of detection to security threats was higher.

We need to just recognize as an entity the TSA is an across-the-board failure. We need airline security sure, but we need it to be effective and not just invasive.