Should Americans be required to have a REAL ID or passport to fly domestically?

She does not understand what a crossing card is, but I have educated her on this in my comment above.

I agree.  Even if you were going to fly, I believe a valid passport is acceptable if you don't have Real ID.

EDIT:  Acceptable forms of identification:

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification This post was edited by Spunky at November 30, 2024 5:01 PM MST

I think the question was edited to include passport. It would not benefit the tourism industry if non-citizens couldn't fly domestically with an ID that only Americans can get.

Yes, the question WAS edited which makes some of the responses irrelevant.  Not the first time this has happened.  

It wouldn't be so annoying if she had acknowledged her edit. I'm still not sure what she's getting at and we know there's always an underlying reason, not just asking for opinions, but rather looking for opportunity to give us her opinion. Maybe it has to with the government tracking citizens. Minnesota delayed implementing real ID because of data privacy concerns. This law was supposed to go into effect years ago and I recall renewing my passport in case I needed it to fly somewhere and my DL wasn't enough. Apparently many states weren't issuing them and in fact, the law won't be fully enforced until 2027 for that reason. But it doesn't explain the comments about non- citizens, which I don't understand. This post was edited by Jane S at December 2, 2024 8:21 AM MST

There was no edit.

The comments about non-citizens points out one's disdain for anyone not born in this country, particularly those from our southern border.  It must be nice to know that one's forefathers arrived here on the Mayflower.  Can you imagine how the Native American tribes must have felt when all those white people showed up on their doorstep without an invitation.

No, the passport part was there from the beginning.