Comments on: Yes, you need ID at U.S. airports. Why? It’s a secret! http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: TierFlyer http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-595 TierFlyer Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:13:12 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/#comment-595 It's not clear to me how having the regulation unpublished makes it less obvious as to why you need to show ID. Of course, if they've done something as stupid as writing the regulation badly so that every half cocked big-L libertarian would be able to show up with a Ronald McDonald fan club card as ID then that would explain a log.... It’s not clear to me how having the regulation unpublished makes it less obvious as to why you need to show ID.

Of course, if they’ve done something as stupid as writing the regulation badly so that every half cocked big-L libertarian would be able to show up with a Ronald McDonald fan club card as ID then that would explain a log….

]]> By: Mark Ashley http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Mark Ashley Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:15:16 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/#comment-592 Oliver: That pretty much sums up my position, too. Oliver: That pretty much sums up my position, too.

]]> By: Oliver http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Oliver Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:11:43 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/09/yes-you-need-id-at-us-airports-why-its-a-secret/#comment-587 I have no problem showing ID as a precondition for air travel. Then again, quite honestly, the cursory inspection of my drivers license at TSA security lines don't really seem to add much in terms of security, as it really appear to be meant a match between the name on a piece of paper that might be a boarding pass (or a random printout), and not much more. I do have major problems with having to comply with laws that I can't read. It's a sad day for this democracy when the supreme court essentially said "You don't need to know the law... just comply". I have no problem showing ID as a precondition for air travel. Then again, quite honestly, the cursory inspection of my drivers license at TSA security lines don’t really seem to add much in terms of security, as it really appear to be meant a match between the name on a piece of paper that might be a boarding pass (or a random printout), and not much more.

I do have major problems with having to comply with laws that I can’t read.

It’s a sad day for this democracy when the supreme court essentially said “You don’t need to know the law… just comply”.

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