Last time I flew out of the United terminal at LAX in mid-July, they weren't enforcing SSSS procedures at all (at least for those of us who had the mark of doom on our boarding passes). Seemed like they were only pulling people out of line for WTMD beeps and "random" secondary screening.

Do they still check ID at the gate at T6/T7/T8? I'm thinking that might have something to do with the absence of SSSS.