$100 a year to speed through airport security

If I traveled more than a couple of times a year I’d probably cough up the 100 clams and do this. As I waited for 30 minutes in the security line in Orlando this morning I noticed the CLEAR line was empty. I saw a number of travelers approach the the CLEAR station but none of them were allowed through.

This just feels wrong though. In fact, the whole airport security system is totally wrong. I saw a young mother with two young kids in hand get stopped as she went through the x-ray. She was pulled aside and her bags opened and manually checked. 

I don’t get it. When is the last time a young mother toting two kids hijacked a plane or flew it into a building? Isn’t there a better way to ensure passengers are not packing guns or other obvious weapons without having to spend hours in the security line? I’m sure the deranged mind of a terrorist can and will easily work around the current restrictions the rest of us are under which makes flying so unpleasant.