Originally Posted by
pmocek
Hoshman responded:
I disagree. The ID check also facilitates TSA's policy of restricting people's freedom of movement using blacklists. I believe this is TSA's only interest in determining the identities of passengers.
2 things:
Isn't that a potential Constitutional abuse?
Secondly - the ID check does not help TSA use blacklists, because there's no validation against a list at the checkpoint. Unless the screener has all the names memorized, as long as you have a valid looking ID with a picture that looks like you and a name that matches your valid looking boarding pass - you're fine. So it really doesn't help them accomplish that nefarious task.