Originally Posted by
essxjay
It isn't. But it is a needless hassle that some here find particularly annoying.
Since ID isn't required to fly, what possible purpose is served by badgering people to present it out of the holder?
Because they don't want to be accused of theft. This seems obvious. They would have to be idiots to accept an ID in a holder or wallet that could conceivably contain cash or any other valuable item. I understand folks here don't like the TSA - I'm not a fan myself - but does that make everything they do bad? This "black/white" outlook is one thing that makes many folks who don't travel as much think that critics of the TSA are kooks.