what we have here is a massive civil liberties intrusion, that, in the larger scope of things, has no more a chance of nabbing the bad guys than old fashioned police work. I really hate to break it to the feds, but the whole no-liquid-on-the-plane rule is a dumb idea that has resulted in god knows how many citizen personal items lost (which becomes airport security gains -- yay, i got free shampoo and toothpaste and nail clippers today!)

The overwhelming aspect of civil liberties infringements do not justify the success rate. The terrorist attacks that have been prevented have been from solid, old fashioned policing....not some gay idea of searching people's boots and laptops randomly. Yay Patriot Act. And no one has the balls to change it, because it only helps the faction in power.