Or you can pay a fee and bypass the lines, not remove your clothing, whiz through the diplomatic lane at JFK. I think most of the screening is less about security and more about selling convenience.
I was tempted for a moment to agree. Maybe for the flight companies and airports it could be true. But since many of those measures became law, then it is a political problem. It would bring bad reputation to any politician trying to remove the law. So it is a much bigger issue now.