Because of the crotchbomber, the TSA made a bunch of jerk reactions that made no sense:
- No getting up for the last hour of the flight
- Nothing permitted on your lap (like a blanket)
- Feel up Frisk everyone who goes through security

Because of public outrage, all these silly requirements were rescinded shortly. The question really is, why are we putting up with this shit? Isreal is constantly being threatened by Muslim fundamentalists who want to destroy them but they are perfectly safe. How long does it take them to get from the car to the gate? Try 25 minutes. They do it by actually looking at the people instead of looking for the weapons used in previous attacks. Write your Congressman to turn the TSA into an Isreali version of security. It actually works and doesn't suck like today's Security Theater.