<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mats:
That would make sense in terms of a rationale. But it's so stupid and time consuming. I'm appalled. If the TSA already matches the ticket and ID, there is no point in hiring someone else to do this. It's ridiculous!</font>
The TSA
doesn't match ticket to ID. They just want to see a boarding pass to see if it has any indication of pre-selected passenger screening and/or current date on it.