[billorites]

An "enhancement" huh?

So that's what the kids are calling it these days...

[maine-iac7]

and here I was under the impression that ID has been required all along. Silly me.

and even with this, it's not required - just desired. Yeah. That's 'secure' - like there's no trained operatives that couldn't bluff their way through a "I don't seem to have my ID with me" routine.

More reason for my resolve to drive, rather than fly...even at todays gas $. (Actually, I've been thinking for some years now that a donkey would be a good bet. They don't spook, like horses; they're sturdier than horses and don't require as much vet care; they don't need oats and when traveling, they can 'gas up' along side the road and parkways. )

[YOUGOTIT]

How come for the last 20 years my ID has been required to get a boarding pass and after 9/11 even more so. OH! Did not know that illegal aliens do not want to show their ID since they do not have one.

[PastorTony]

The airline industry is suffering and with the rise in fuel costs will suffer even more. The last thing they need to do is make it even more of a hassle to fly.

[mkjessup]

The TSA was fatally flawed before it even came into being because the Department of Transportation was still being run by that Clintonista idjit Norman Mineta.

Everything is window dressing, everything is designed and calculated to snoop, harass, and complicate travel for the majority of travelers who pose NO security threat, while there is insufficient screening and investigation of travelers who are more likely to post a security threat.

Not all Muslims are terrorists, but on 9/11, EVERY ONE OF THE TERRORISTS were MUSLIMS!

How hard is that to comprehend?

[NonValueAdded]

begs the question “what have they been doing up to now”?

[mgc1122]

Private aircraft ... screw TSA. And I can smoke, and carry a gun if I like.

[Gritty]

This new procedure will not affect passengers that may have misplaced, lost or otherwise do not have ID but are cooperative with officers.

Does the TSA also provide Spanish and Arab translators so the process can go more smoothly? I know my local helpful DMV does so those who can't speak English (only Spanish) can still get their drivers license. They don't require ID, either - only a rent receipt or utility bill to prove residency. I'm sure the TSA can be as accommodating.

[tips up]

Makes sense. Occasionally one may forget ID. Once my wife didn’t have her driver’s license but got through, although with extra scrutiny.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

My own personal air safety program is as follows: Never, ever, ever enter an airport and subject yourself to the welfare-class, high school dropout, government make-work program TSA goons, and they will never be able to harass you.

Saves a lot of money, too.

[RushLake]

Wife and I traveled to Jacksonville N.C. in April to visit our USMC son. As we passed thru the TSA check at Detroit Metro Airport we encountered an obviously arabic female TSA agent with "rag" in place on her head who was complaining to another female TSA Ilsa Koch clone about some job related injustice. Normally mild mannered non-confrontational Mrs. RushLake blurts out, "What is she complaining about, if it wasn't for her relatives on 9/11 she wouldn't have this job to complain about?" I was very surprised we didn't get a full body cavity search on the spot.

Detroit is the home of the biggest gestapo clones in the TSA world in my flying experience.

[big'ol_freeper]

....but you can still vote without identifying yourself in most places.