At the end of the day the people with all the power are too apathetic to wield it. The State doesn't want the airport shut-down, that's bad for business. It wo

At the end of the day the people with all the power are too apathetic to wield it. The State doesn't want the airport shut-down, that's bad for business. It would cause all kinds of problems even if they were closed for a relatively short period of time. Dallas is of course a hub, so the impact on travelers would go _far_ beyond the Texan borders. The airlines (especially those with hubs in Texas) are quaking in their boots. The disruption this would have on the schedules would be epic. The TSA with usual Federal un-accountability is prepared to play chicken. The real people with the power are of course the voters and passengers. But it would take a concerted effort of "the many" to get the TSA disbanded. And while TSA disbandment is probably too extreme, what it could use is some oversight and political accountability. At the end of the day though this isn't a big enough issue to change a person's vote. So all that happens is that personal liberties are eroded one grope at a time.