Nice attempt at a diversion. Both the Covid Lockdowns and the Patriot Act were in response to a disaster.It appears that you are attempting to compare a natural disaster with a deliberate act by a group of people who swore oaths to uphold the US Constitution, and yet passed that intolerable Act in spite of their oaths and campaign promises.
That having been said, I agree that the TSA is mostly performative, But to compare having to spend extra time at the airport is nothing compared to the impacts on rights from the Covid lockdowns is absurd.