Sorry Funk Demon, but don't try testing the airlines, they won't let you fly, and you might end up getting detained. For many years all airlines have required you to show photo id (it's in the contract you enter into when you purchase the ticket), following the creation of the TSA, it is a legal requirement to enter a secured area (the boarding gates), much less board an aircraft. Further, the airlines already reserved the right, and now the TSA does, to prevent you from flying for any reason, including non-compliance with the airline or security. When you fly, you aren't exercising some right, you're buying something. If you don't like the product, go buy something else (like a bus ticket).