Originally Posted by Joseph.doakes

Are they doing the extra screening maybe to make the case of the standardized ID that will be issued once the REAL ID thing kicks in? If they get the sheep angered by all of the extra screening, extra lines, extra BS and say that if they had REAL ID this could be averted, people will get in line to get this official stamp.
If only there was a way to track people that fly frequently....maybe issuing official flyer armbands that detail which airlines we fly or possibly put symbols on there to denote FF status. This will be the next step.