"He will not, CAN NOT, check your ID against the "no-fly" list" i'm on the list and my name gets flagged by the name on my ticket.
"but if you stand on principle? Tell them, "This is the United States of America, where people don't need to show government agents ID in order to travel,"? You won't be flying, according to them. Period."
can you name 5 heroes of the rev
olution who have taken that stand? in real life not just on the net
Well, since the new reg takes effect next week, it's a little early to name names. However, TSA is stating that those standing on principle WILL NOT BE FLYING. Seriously, it's on their blog site (
www.tsa.gov/blog), under the "Why is ID important for security" section. Read that, and check out the comments if you've got a half-hour or so (if you're a reasonably-fast reader).
is there someone out there who isn't aware of what the requirements are for flying?they are suprised by the id check?
No, we tend to regard it as Nazi crap - seriously, it's the living embodiment of "Papers, please!" - which has no place in a free nation. Note that in
Gilmore vs Gonzales, one of the reasons that they found against Gilmore was that one COULD fly without showing ID, by submitting to additional SSSScreening. Next week, that will not be true anymore. No approved, government-issued ID (that is, no papers), no entry into the so-called "secure area" - so no flight for you,
kamerade. Unless you lie to the nice screener about WHY you do not have approved papers...
you don't like it you take amtrak or the bus or drive pain in the tail the wailing mystifies me
TSA is also attempting to expand its purview to include Amtrak and Greyhound, so the argument that one has other means of travel (which is BS on its face - these are common carriers we're talking about) is rapidly falling flat. Further, and far more importantly, many people out there just believe that in a free nation, there's no reason why the government OUGHT to be able to monitor our travel, or restrict it, like they are trying to do.
