Originally Posted by
BigDogBart
I also have to check the expiration date, and many times the license is expired but has an extension sticker on the back. Larger airports have either contractors or volunteers who perform this security step, but many smaller airports like the one I work in does not, thus the need for TSA to perform this security step.
I would be interested in hearing your take on why it is important to know if the license is expired.
Unlike many other posters here, I can understand the need for positive identification of passengers. Without it, there is the possibility that someone on the no fly list can buy a ticket under a false name and then get on a plane.
What I don't follow is how the current validity of my driver's license (or any other form of identification) matters.
Let's assume that I fly JFK-FLL for a month, and in the middle of that month my license expires. On my way down there, the license is accepted as proof that I really am who I say I am. Does the fact that it expires before I fly back make me a different person?
An expired license merely means that I am no longer legally able to drive. It does not mean that I have become someone else.