Originally Posted by
saizai
Your first sentence assumes that having ID has anything to do with airplane safety. It doesn't.
The thing wrong is that they require you to show ID — not that they don't require it from others. Don't endorse a "it's good so long as everyone gets violated" framing.
I don't think ID matters a bit but TSA has stated that ID Matters. So it must be true!
The question is why doesn't ID Matter all the time? Either it does or doesn't. Can't have it both ways TSA!
Originally Posted by
catocony
Most will use their passports or national ID cards from wherever they're from. The rag that is the Washington Examiner only gave a list of some IDs that a US citizen would use. There's no mention of what foreign travelers use when traveling on domestic flights.
From TSA:
Acceptable ID for TSAIdentification
Adult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel.Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
- U.S. passport
- U.S. passport card
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
- Permanent resident card
- Border crossing card
- DHS-designated enhanced driver's license
- Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
- HSPD-12 PIV card
- Foreign government-issued passport
- Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation worker identification credential
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential