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Ever think "Did you pack your own bags" is a stupid question? Apparently Transportation Security Administration (TSA) director and Under Secretary of Tansportation James Loy agrees.

Ticketing agents and other airport employees will no longer ask security questions as part of a TSA review and overhaul of existing rules and procedures to ensure passenger receive consistent service and security at every airport in the U.S.

"These questions no longer contribute to the safety and security of the flying public," Loy said. "Over the years they have lost whatever original value they contributed."

Paul Hudson, executive director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project, begs to differ. "[This] is a giant step backward toward aviation insecurity," he says. "Eliminating these questions gives a green light for terrorists to engage in aviation bombing again."

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