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• While I am totally sympathetic, you are unfortunately misreading the TSA release:
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  "This change will apply exclusively to individuals that simply refuse to provide any identification or assist transportation security officers in ascertaining their identity."
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  That "or assist" part makes quite a bit of difference. "Passengers who refuse to show ID, citing the rights" still will be accommodated if they "assist transportation security officers in ascertaining their identity."
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  This is similar to the Fourth Amendment case law on ID, which is also widely misunderstood by the lay public. You have every right not to carry ID, but you do not have the right to withhold your identity from law enforcement if they have a legitimate reason for knowing it (e.g., because you've been lawfully arrested).
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  The TSA is merely clarifying that, "you have no right to fly anonymously," not that "you no longer have the right to invoke your right to fly without ID." They're two different things.
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  If you have a problem with the former (what TSA is saying) as well as the latter (what you think TSA is saying), then more power to you. But your "To clarify:" paragraph is just flat-out incorrect. In reply to: "Your papers please: TSA bans ID-less flight"

  June 9, 2008

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