Originally Posted by xyzzy
Why do you think this is a "good idea"??? What purpose does this serve other than making work for someone? There are already means in place to ensure you have no bombs, weapons, or water.
Then why showing your ID then when opening a bank account, why having an ID at all ? Why number plates for your cars ? Why drivers licenses ? Sorry, but I really don't get it where not showing an ID increases your personal freedom while probably everybody is already tracked by a loyalty card (don't you have a Safeways card ? or a Delta/AA/UA/whatsoever card ??). You are already monitored !
Don't get me wrong, I fully support you when we're talking about the BS invented by the TSA, or we could start talking about the humiliating process when one as a tourist wants to enter the US (fingerprints, photos: hello ???), pre-transmitting of all sorts of data before boarding a flight to the US [by the way also for US citizens], but complaining about flashing an ID during check-in process ?