They could say no. En masse. I’m sure it sucks to be a TSA agent, and I know it’s a tough time to find another job. However this is about more than jobs and being felt up. This policy is about subjugation. It is certainly NOT about security, and they are on the front lines, so they are going to take the brunt of the blowback. It sucks, but that’s the way it is.
the death camp guards were “only following orders” too...that defense did not work at Nuremberg either...