Originally Posted by
prestonh
Tsa isn't there to help the passenger 😕. They are checking id, electronically i presume. In this case it's to check ID. Valid ID means you board the flight. At some point most id validation will be electronic I am sure.

h - I know it's to help TSA, not the passenger. And I'm sure some sort of electronic ID is coming (electronic DLs are a thing in I believe 4 states so far).