Explosive detecting dogs are used in some foreign airports. I have experienced it and found their handlers to be very professional. This seems like a much better solution to the problem. It just doesn’t give the government the power that they seem to crave today. Is there any will on the part of the TEAparty freshmen to address this?
You are correct that bomb dogs don’t give the government the same sense of power that the current procedures do. And I think that at least at the high level, that’s the whole point. Because creating a bomb dog program in replacement of the new scanners and gadgets they invest in would be just as effective, maybe even cheaper. Who knows if the Tea Party people will tackle this issue and apply the needed political pressure to get this crap changed.