[blowfish]

Not at all! You state that there's a teensy chance that checking people's ID might prevent a terrorist, and I was pointing out some methods equally (or more) likely to get results.
You are obviously happy to submit your ID to anyone with a uniform on, regardless of how reasonable or unreasonable the request is. I'm not so happy to do so...

[InsureAmerica]

I will not submit to an unreasonable request regardless of from whom it comes, uniform or no. I agree with you, more can be done, the argument on this thread from some seems to be to do NOTHING at all. That is what I have a problem with. And poor old Granny with 5 grandchildren is trotted out as the poster-granny for that camp.....