Comment by mrguyorama

There were plenty at the time insisting it was not needed, that TSA was an overreaction, that it was clearly grift to people connected to the Bush Admin, that we don't need to do anything even. They all pointed out that DHS was clearly an internal anti-dissent force, to be used against american citizens for daring to critique a government of grift and lies and authoritarianism taking away our rights.

They were all decried as "anti-american" or worse epithets.

They were all correct of course.

They are all being decried again right now.

It was literally called "The Patriot Act" FFS. You really think it was about security?

Note that the reason none of the passengers were ever able to regain control of the planes was the exact security measure that actually protects us now: The cockpit door. It literally doesn't matter what happens in the plane cabin, nobody can hijack a plane in the current system.

Again, TSA currently cannot catch someone going through security with plastic explosives, in their own self tests.