Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
The interstate commerce clause has been eroded since 1995, when SCOTUS decided in Lopez that a federal statute banning firearms within 1,000 feet of schools did not implicate the interstate commerce clause. However, I agree that SCOTUS would likely find some inherent police power justifies the requirement of showing ID. I like the equal protection argument, but unfortunately the climate in today's United States is not solicitous of privacy, especially with the War on Terror raging.
I agree with the Lopez decision. Lopez took the commerce clause a lot further then it every should have been, and the SCOTUS put it back to where it should have been. In fact I think Wickard went too far, but that is so long ago that is beside the point. I am a federalist at heart, but must deal with the facts as they have been given to us. I believe that the founders gave a document that the states gave up only that which is specifically stated in the constitution and all other powers remained in the states. Any attempt by the federal government to usurp power from the states is a violation of the constitution. However, I would be hard pressed to find more than two justices on the supreme court to agree with me. Right now I think Scalia is the most federalist justice on the supreme court right now.
Originally Posted by 2lazytothinkofname
OK let's say every new TSA employee goes to 2 years of training in everything from expolsives detection, to ID forgery to psychological interogation techniques. They need to pass rigorous exams to qualify, are tested regularly and must constantly update their skills. They are paid six figures a year.
Would you then be OK with that employee checking your ID? This of course wil not satisfy the anti-government extremists as they will cry foul at the cost but I think most reasonable people can see the benefits.
No that is not what i am saying. The only thing I am saying here is that the ID checkers have no training in what they are actually doing. I honestly would feel better if the TSA agents were checking the ID's. At least then there would be a consistency in who is checking the ID's, and they would have been trained in the whole aspect of security. Further, then there is at least a commoniality in function that shows at least a multi-layer approach to security. However, I do not think this is the real case.