Im not saying the Capt has no authority.

I understand your points.

The point I am making is this.

The gate Agent has a specific job to do. They have authority, as so far to do their job. The Rampers have the same authority. Nothing more. Nothing Less.

Every example I used, was at the gate, parked.

Can the Capt make Command decisions? Yes. Will Ops or management listen to the Capt over the Agent? Yes.

In the end, Each party has a specific job to do. Each has their own authority and own area of control. It does over lap in places. As I said, Its not about I or you. Its WE, We get teh job done. I cant load the plane, board it, and fly it alone. Neither can you.

As for my deployment, That was a unique analogy, but made perfect sense. However, I was not trying to imply the agent(private) ever over stepped their authority... I was only reffering to normal operations, and Agents doing things within their authority.