Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Airport Again

[SvennoJ]

FIT_Gamer said:

Ka-pi96 said:
So actually reading the article it seems he was stopped because of his ID card and allowed to proceed when he presented his passport. To which I've got to ask is being able to travel just presenting an ID card normal in the US? I'm a European so to me a passport is seen as the only form of ID for travelling, so I'd be quite surprised if somebody wasn't stopped for trying to present a different form of ID. Is that not the same in the US?

Passport is only for international travel here. Also I've never had to show my ID to get on flight, ever. They just check your boarding pass here. 

I remember you could drive into the US with just a Candian drivers license... No silly star wars checkpoints either with 50 cameras and scanners pointing at you. As when I lived in Europe, no passport needed either. Borders are nothing more than a sign next to the road. A friend of mine was a pharmaceutical sales rep, flying through europe all the time. Used to show up right at boarding time, running straight through into the airplane like catching a bus. No checks needed, just boarding pass. But the world is much safer now....