Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Not that it really matters but BD is not a she.
My choice of word "elusive" might have well been substituted for unclear, misunderstood or other words indicating lack of understanding because I did not understand what you have been saying and you seemed, to me, to be dancing around the questions.
Lastly, it is a pretty low day in America when a low level government employee can restrict a persons freedom of movement without due process.
You have described exactly why TSA is dangerous to the freedoms of United States citizens.
Sorry about the "she" thing! Really....I have no idea where that came from
i do not believe we restrict the freedom of movement. Our courts have said flying is not a right, and if you can not go by airplane, drive, take a bus, etc. N movment has been restricted, we will not prevent you from going where you want.
I'm very curious about one thing you said and want to ask a question - if it were a "high level" governmen employee making that decision, would you be ok with the same policy? And please define what is low level and high level ( use the GS system as most people are familiar with that, if you want).
But if you are really worried about TSA being able to tell people they can not travel by flight, then your concern should not be with ID. That is a very rare happening. It is QUIET common for our employees to tell people if they insist on bringing a prohibited item through the checkpoint, if they do not want check in it, mail it, throw it away, etc., they will not be allowed through the checkpoint, thus they can not fly (no I am not talking about DY...T. I am taking about a passenger who does not want to part with their prohibited item.)
And as a low level TSO I have always had this authority since I have worked here. I have seen many people insist they will carry their prohibited item with them on the plane after we tell them it can not go, and when they realize they are about to be edited from te checkpoint into the non-sterile side, they comply one way or another.
So don't worry about preventing people from flying because of no ID, ts more common to have to explain to people they can fly if they refuse to do something with their prohibited item.
Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
With whom does the authority to not send someone to additional screening lie?
As I clearly wrote, the TSO/STSO. Depends on who you deal with. Any time a superior takes over the situation (be it LTSO or STSO or TSM or hgher) they make the decision. There have been many people I have cleared through the checkpoint I have sent for additional screening because of the "ID" they have presented, and I'm just a TSO
