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Permission vs. just to identify who I am. I can drive to the airport right now and fly wherever I want. I don't need it approved by government.
by rhino369 12y ago
Permission vs. just to identify who I am.
I can drive to the airport right now and fly wherever I want. I don't need it approved by government.
- dbrunton 12y agoTell that to someone on the no fly list.
- mikeash 12y agoI can drive to the airport right now and fly to China without doing any prior paperwork. That doesn't mean I don't need it approved by the government, that just means I already got it approved and the approval is still valid. If I didn't have that visa, I'd have to go get one before I can fly to China. Likewise, if you didn't have an ID, you'd have to go get one before you can fly at all. But I do have that visa, and you do have that ID, so we don't have to do anything more. You need papers, and you can be prevented from flying if they don't want you to. I don't see the qualitative difference, just the quantitative one that a state ID is a lot easier to get than a visa.