(2007-08-17) Feds Forcing Realid

Homeland Security folks are saying that citizens of any state that doesn't support RealID will have to present a Passport to take domestic AirLine flight or use a National Park. More than half the nation's state legislatures have passed or proposed legislation denouncing the (RealID) plan, and some have penned bills expressly forbidding compliance.

Sept6: Chris Soghoian notes that Passengers with tickets for domestic flights are under no obligation to present ID to TSA. Passengers may be required to show ID to airline employees, but that is a contractual matter between the airlines and their passengers. U.S. government employees cannot, however, require you to show ID in order to pass through the security checkpoints... The 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals clarified a passenger's right to travel without showing ID in its ruling in John Gilmore v. Alberto Gonzales.