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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:21 am
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L-1011
 
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Originally Posted by law dawg
TK,

Playing Devil's Advocate here, but do you have a Constitutional Right to fly? Travel, yes, sure. But to fly?

So, with no ID disbarring you from flying, that doesn't preclude you from traveling unless no ID keeps you off the road, bus, train, boat, etc.
Let's assume I have no drivers license; that takes away the "road". Amtrak will NOT sell you a ticket without showing ID, so "train" is out. There is no boat service between, say, Salt Lake City and Boston that I know of, so "boat" is out. What's left is "bus" and checking the Greyhound's website, it looks like if you pay cash, you can get a ticket without ID, but it would be interesting to know for sure.
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