There was a time in this country when parents used to tell their children that one of the things that made the Soviet Union so horrible was that you had to show your 'papers' to travel anywhere.
If I pay for something, I should not have to show ID.
If the airlines want me to produce ID, they should make it worth my while by offering a discount or allowing me to board without having my luggage searched without a warrant.
Until then, I'll simply drive.
TSA wrecks Texas caribou hunters meat Posted by Rockpile to buffyt; Vinnie On News/Activism 06/01/2003 8:22 AM PDT #49 of 109 Speaking of the Denver Airport--my mother's sister, a septuagenarian widow was travelling with a church group to Mexico City about four years ago and was robbed by the Denver airport security thugs. They seized her to be frisked and interrogated as a potential hijacker while one of them stole her money,ID and her PASSPORT. She was in the custody of the security thugs when her purse was robbed. Of course none them saw anything and there was conveniently nothing to be seen on the security cameras. She missed the flight and had to get a temporary passport. Eventually caught up with her group and they took up a little collection for spending money. I didn't find out about this for a long time and was pretty aggravated that nobody went to an outside agency like the state police or FBI but they didn't. Rockpile-----Airline Free since 1985
Well, at least the good part of the event was that the security people got a thorough look at her ID.
Rockpile--STILL Airline Free since 1985.