CA law looking to abolish Clear

[Anonymous]

It is not analogous to the toll lanes on a road. On a road I am not held up by your use of the toll road. You have a ramp to get on and it does not hold me up. In fact your use of it actually helps me. But with Clear I am forced to wait while you cut in front of me. It actually harms me (my time is wasted). It's a totally different situation.

[Anonymous]

Making Clear have its own line is an obvious solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm for it. Not sure why they are allowed to bump TSA Pre passengers who have paid TSA to be pre-cleared.

You have to have precheck as well so those people bumping you have also paid. If you have clear but not precheck you go to the regular security line.

That said I’m all for having separate lines for Clear.

[Anonymous]

Reading that the airports only have authority up until the TSA check, what is to prevent the TSA from selecting people form other lines or non clear people from just walking up to the TSA? The airport's jurisdiction over the line ends at the TSA checkpoint

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Equal access to a government security line- that’s socialism

It’s not about “equal access” because it has nothing to do with banning/abolishing Precheck, which by its very nature isn’t “equal”. Clear is a private company that gets you past even Precheck.

And even this bill doesn’t abolish Clear, it’s asking that they get their own line in order to keep operating, not cutting in front of other pax in the TSA lines. I see no problem here.

I’m a frequent flyer for work and my whole family has Global Entry/Precheck but we’ve never sprung for Clear. I was just somewhere, can’t remember where, in the Precheck line close to the front and then had to wait for a Clear pax, who had priority and got in front of me. Then another. Then another. Then another. Just when I would think it would be me, another person would come up, probably a dozen, at least. I see no problem with a private company having to pay for their own line, considering they make money from it.

A line though a government line for people who can pay a third party usher them through is ridiculous.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand why people want to ban it.

Because it offends basic elementary school rules- nobody likes a line cutter.

When was the last time you went to an amusement park like Disney World? This is a well established practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading that the airports only have authority up until the TSA check, what is to prevent the TSA from selecting people form other lines or non clear people from just walking up to the TSA? The airport's jurisdiction over the line ends at the TSA checkpoint

Airport employees/policy control the lines. TSA authority only takes over once a person gets to the desk where they check your ID and boarding pass.

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Anonymous wrote:Equal access to a government security line- that’s socialism

It’s not about “equal access” because it has nothing to do with banning/abolishing Precheck, which by its very nature isn’t “equal”. Clear is a private company that gets you past even Precheck.

And even this bill doesn’t abolish Clear, it’s asking that they get their own line in order to keep operating, not cutting in front of other pax in the TSA lines. I see no problem here.

I’m a frequent flyer for work and my whole family has Global Entry/Precheck but we’ve never sprung for Clear. I was just somewhere, can’t remember where, in the Precheck line close to the front and then had to wait for a Clear pax, who had priority and got in front of me. Then another. Then another. Then another. Just when I would think it would be me, another person would come up, probably a dozen, at least. I see no problem with a private company having to pay for their own line, considering they make money from it.

A line though a government line for people who can pay a third party usher them through is ridiculous.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand why people want to ban it.

Because it offends basic elementary school rules- nobody likes a line cutter.

When was the last time you went to an amusement park like Disney World? This is a well established practice.

You are not lining up at Disneyworld for a government-run and -mandated security check. That’s the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Equal access to a government security line- that’s socialism

It’s not about “equal access” because it has nothing to do with banning/abolishing Precheck, which by its very nature isn’t “equal”. Clear is a private company that gets you past even Precheck.

And even this bill doesn’t abolish Clear, it’s asking that they get their own line in order to keep operating, not cutting in front of other pax in the TSA lines. I see no problem here.

I’m a frequent flyer for work and my whole family has Global Entry/Precheck but we’ve never sprung for Clear. I was just somewhere, can’t remember where, in the Precheck line close to the front and then had to wait for a Clear pax, who had priority and got in front of me. Then another. Then another. Then another. Just when I would think it would be me, another person would come up, probably a dozen, at least. I see no problem with a private company having to pay for their own line, considering they make money from it.

A line though a government line for people who can pay a third party usher them through is ridiculous.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand why people want to ban it.

Because it offends basic elementary school rules- nobody likes a line cutter.

When was the last time you went to an amusement park like Disney World? This is a well established practice.

You are not lining up at Disneyworld for a government-run and -mandated security check. That’s the difference.

The CA government allows a lot of people to cut corners, such as making an appointment in advance at the DMV. Not everyone has internet access to be able to do that. And nobody is forcing you to travel by air, you're free to take other modes of transportation if "line cutting" is so galling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Making Clear have its own line is an obvious solution.

If they have their own line won't a worker go have to work that line, making the other lines longer anyway?/

[Anonymous]

Clear should be eliminated. These passengers should not be cutting in front of TSA Precheck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve always thought it was so ridiculous. A private company you can pay in order to get preferential treatment from a government agency? That’s so un American. I can’t believe it’s allowed and so I refuse to pay for it. TSA precheck makes sense and I do have that.

Completely agree.

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Anonymous wrote:Equal access to a government security line- that’s socialism

It’s not about “equal access” because it has nothing to do with banning/abolishing Precheck, which by its very nature isn’t “equal”. Clear is a private company that gets you past even Precheck.

And even this bill doesn’t abolish Clear, it’s asking that they get their own line in order to keep operating, not cutting in front of other pax in the TSA lines. I see no problem here.

I’m a frequent flyer for work and my whole family has Global Entry/Precheck but we’ve never sprung for Clear. I was just somewhere, can’t remember where, in the Precheck line close to the front and then had to wait for a Clear pax, who had priority and got in front of me. Then another. Then another. Then another. Just when I would think it would be me, another person would come up, probably a dozen, at least. I see no problem with a private company having to pay for their own line, considering they make money from it.

A line though a government line for people who can pay a third party usher them through is ridiculous.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand why people want to ban it.

Because it offends basic elementary school rules- nobody likes a line cutter.

When was the last time you went to an amusement park like Disney World? This is a well established practice.

You are not lining up at Disneyworld for a government-run and -mandated security check. That’s the difference.

The CA government allows a lot of people to cut corners, such as making an appointment in advance at the DMV. Not everyone has internet access to be able to do that. And nobody is forcing you to travel by air, you're free to take other modes of transportation if "line cutting" is so galling.

Free internet access is available at many locations, including libraries. The DMV appointments are free.

[Anonymous]

Clear poses a security risk.

"Clear has also raised security concerns within the TSA, which operates its own expedited screening service with TSA PreCheck. “Unlike TSA PreCheck, which involves a background check and enhanced pre-screening protocols, expedited screening services offer faster passage through security for a membership fee without PreCheck’s associated security enhancements,” Newman said in a statement. Clear has been involved in several security incidents over the last year that have raised concerns. In February 2023, a Clear customer was escorted through security without presenting their ID, using a boarding pass they found in a nearby trash can. In another incident in July, a Clear user was able to pass security and walk onto a flight while carrying ammunition, Bloomberg reported. Despite the repeated incidents, Clear has pushed back against TSA plans to require more vetting for its customers."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/04/24/california-weighs-bill-restricting-clear-in-airports-heres-what-to-know/?sh=3a967ec62e69

[Anonymous]

Last time I was at DCA the Clear line was way longer than the TSA-Pre line. We are TSA-Pre and got to the front of the line before the Clear folks who joined the line at the same time were only halfway to the front of their line.

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Anonymous wrote:Equal access to a government security line- that’s socialism

It’s not about “equal access” because it has nothing to do with banning/abolishing Precheck, which by its very nature isn’t “equal”. Clear is a private company that gets you past even Precheck.

And even this bill doesn’t abolish Clear, it’s asking that they get their own line in order to keep operating, not cutting in front of other pax in the TSA lines. I see no problem here.

I’m a frequent flyer for work and my whole family has Global Entry/Precheck but we’ve never sprung for Clear. I was just somewhere, can’t remember where, in the Precheck line close to the front and then had to wait for a Clear pax, who had priority and got in front of me. Then another. Then another. Then another. Just when I would think it would be me, another person would come up, probably a dozen, at least. I see no problem with a private company having to pay for their own line, considering they make money from it.

A line though a government line for people who can pay a third party usher them through is ridiculous.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand why people want to ban it.

Because it offends basic elementary school rules- nobody likes a line cutter.

When was the last time you went to an amusement park like Disney World? This is a well established practice.

You are not lining up at Disneyworld for a government-run and -mandated security check. That’s the difference.

The CA government allows a lot of people to cut corners, such as making an appointment in advance at the DMV. Not everyone has internet access to be able to do that. And nobody is forcing you to travel by air, you're free to take other modes of transportation if "line cutting" is so galling.

Free internet access is available at many locations, including libraries. The DMV appointments are free.

But your issue was line cutting. It offends school law, right?