The need for original documents, N-reg aircraft?

Peter wrote:
In the totalitarian communist countries an adult had to carry an
internal passport / ID document, and if this was not carried, and he
got stopped and checked, he'd be locked up until somebody produced the
documents. I don't think the USA, or any other western country would
do this.

you seem to be wrong

http://www.papersplease.org/

--Sylvain