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Re:TSA considers new system for flyers without ID by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:42PM (#24123250)
I find this line of argumentation wrong. You don't have a constitutional right to use internet, computer or even to jack off, but it is generally assumed that as long as you don't get in other's people space, you will not be bothered.

Similarly, while there is no explicit right, the argumentation of "it is a privilege" seems.. not sure what the proper word would.. self-serving for the government.

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Re:TSA considers new system for flyers without ID by Floegipoky on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:21PM (#24125511)
I think the distinction between natural rights vs legal rights comes into play here. Society has changed a lot in the time since the Constitution was written, and government isn't exactly incentivized to limit its own power in ways that reflect these changes.
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