Originally Posted by
AllieKat
I highly doubt tens of millions of those who fly would need one. I imagine that the vast majority of Americans WHO FLY, possess passports. Remember, most people rarely or never get on a plane. Getting a passport card with your tickets would just become part of the process if you live in a non-compliant state.
I'm not saying it's good. It's awful. "Papers, please" - just that the headline is misleading clickbait, no one is being "grounded".
The vast majority of Americans who fly don't have a passport when at the airport. And I wouldn't be surprised if it's still over 50% of Americans at airports who don't have a currently valid passport. Even 8 years ago, the vast majority of domestic US airline passengers had no currently valid passport at the time of flying.
Yes, the article headlines seem to be audience bait, but that is what DHS seems to love too.
I am expecting DHS to do what it has done before with regard to states' ID/driving licenses: not enforce this REAL ID junk despite threatening to do so.