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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by addaon on Monday February 02, 2026 @08:43PM (#46865192)
How about we restrict airport and aircraft access based on individual's ability to do harm, rather than on the information in some trusted database? It sure seems like the major incidents in my lifetime would have been better prevented by keeping people with guns and bombs out than people with poor paperwork skills…
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by crazygringo on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @02:28PM (#46875991)
The most "major" incident in recent history was 9/11 which involved neither guns nor bombs. So I don't know what you're talking about.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by mrguyorama on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:07PM (#46878718)
9/11 hasn't been a relevant threat since halfway through 9/11

Because we closed the door. Like was policy already.

9/11 could not have happened had the doors been closed.

The door being closed is how the Flight 93 terrorists prevented passengers from re-taking the flight.

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