Comment 3 for bug 196453

I'd also like to cast a vote to make all objects clickable, unless someone can clarify the current implementation...

Clicking on objects is very fundamental for Inkscape workflow, I think all objects should behave the same on that matter. Being transparent should be treated as a value of equal importance as having a color fill or stroke. Just as Textureglitch above said if you don't need a transparent object to be selectable you just as well might delete it.