I am sure you are all aware of how unhappy I am with the ever changing US airport security theater, and this is a prime example. I can't believe that a citizen leaving the country with a valid passport is now considered a privilege and not a right. I am sure that every passenger that regularly travels overseas has creases in their passport. Mine certainly does. But more than the ridiculous nit picking, it is the inconsistency that really bothers me. If the Denver airport was fine with the passports, why is Dallas able to then pull them off the flight? How often is this stuff going on and it not being reported? These kind of stories make me reluctant to want to return to the US even for a short visit because I certainly don't want to be trapped there anymore.