http://wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,65154,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6
Its not that I have a problem with showing my ID when boarding a plane, its that the government can’t even prove that there is a law that says that in the first place.
There is another article on Wired that says more about this:
Gilmore says he does not have a state-issued identification or driver’s license and that the identification rule, unlike searches for weapons in carry-on bags, does not make the country safer.
“I’m not willing to show my passport to travel in my own country,” Gilmore said in an interview. “I am not willing to have my rights taken away by bureaucrats who issue secret laws in the dead of night.”
The identification requirement dates back to the Clinton administration, which put the measure in place just after the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996. Terrorism was initially suspected as the cause of the disaster, though it was later determined that a faulty fuel tank was to blame.
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During check-in, I don’t see a way where you can get out of showing your ID. If you have an online e-ticket, you have to show your ID and credit card to make sure that you are the person mentioned on the ticket. If you are planning on buying a ticket at the counter, you’ll have to show your ID to confirm who you claim to be.
Also, I always thought that airports determined whether you show your ID or not prior to boarding (not check-in/x-ray). For example, I have to show my ID prior to boarding in Atlanta but not in Boston.
Seems like it is carrier specific in some cases: http://www.kevincoffee.com/airlines/fly_with_id.htm (or check any airline’s site and their check-in procedures)
ahh the liberties begin being stripped off american citizens, precisely the reason for all of this iraq debarcle in the first place problem>hype>attack>hype>fear>hype>solution>more power to govt. I hope you guys give it to em in loud and clear that you wont stand for it.
whats next bar code / microchip implants? ( for your safety from terror of course)
OMG it is an ID. You show it to rent a movie at Blockbuster. You show it to get a library card, you show it to buy liquor (if you look young enough).
To set the story straight on airlines, you have to show your boarding pass and ID to get ot the gates. I have flown a lot in the last month and had to in Houston, Austin, Newark and San Juan Puerto Rico.
Hey, if you don’t want to show your ID, then don’t fly. I don’t remember there being an Amendment that gave us the right to fly commercial airlines. I am on that plane with you and I want to know that you are who you say you are.
I’m not who I claim to be, how will that make you un-safer or will make your trip more un-pleasant?
I do however understand why one would show an ID though, I don’t find that all that much offensive, as I could get a fake ID anytime 
Exactly. What is the big friggin deal here, people? Why is it such a problem to show your ID? This Gilmore guy in the Wired article seems like a big waste of skin.
