I think this would be great if the person performing the pat-down had great influence in setting security policy.

Unfortunately the people doing those jobs are extremely low on the chain of command that is setting the policies and paying the bills.

Disclaimer: I do not like the security theater. I'm just wondering if there is a better way to get more effective results without wasting your time and making the day frustrating for security people (who will most likely not be quitting their job or changing the policy).

Maybe if the TV news stations actually had an interest to bring it to people's attentions...

Maybe if a large percentage of people actually did it. Large enough of a percentage that it created huge delays, flight cancellations and caused huge amount of profit loss. Hurt them where they actually care about, their wallets/bank accounts.