If you’re planning on using up those frequent-flier miles, you might want to make the trip before the end of the year. Unless Congress or the Obama administration takes action on a shortsighted national security law approved in response to the 9/11 attacks, the nation’s air travel system will get turbulent on Jan. 1, 2010.
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Pass ID is an improvement [over REAL ID], but it still imposes risks and burdens that outweigh its national security benefits.
Read more of the editorial in the Los Angeles Times.