I do not understand why I should have to provide ID.
If I catch a bus, drive a car or catch a train
You don't have to
yet.
“I think the tighter we get on aviation, we have to also be thinking now about going on to mass transit or to trains or maritime. So, what do we need to be doing to strengthen our protections there?”
The TSA scanning program is being proposed to be rolled out to bus & train stations by Janet Napolitano. Soon the definition of a "terrorist" could be changed to someone who disagree's with big business or government. Perhaps a "terrorist" will be deemed to be someone who posts on PPRuNE, retrospectively, of course . The tracking tools are already being flagged (
Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans).
It would seem that history suggests what the US gets, we will too. Welcome to the new police state, run by the private corporate giants, enforced by governments.