In article <199612241223.HAA14556@homeport.org>, Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org> wrote:
(Speaking of which, is a state university student ID considered 'government issued?' How about a faculty or staff ID card?)
Well, when I fly they ask for 'government issued' picture ID, and I present my UC Berkeley student ID for inspection. They usually grumble at me, but I grumble back, and in the end they've always accepted it. Try it sometime. (And yes, my student ID is probably eminently forgable -- it looks very ragged and unprofessional.) P.S. At JFK I had a guy tell me that they preferred to see my social security card! I was completely surprised, since it has no picture, and (I think) says 'this card not to be used for identification purposes' at the bottom. Anyone know anything about this?