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No, it will be opposed because of an American aversion to a national ID. I would argue that a passport is the same thing, but a passport is optional in the U. S
by mikestew 6y ago
No, it will be opposed because of an American aversion to a national ID. I would argue that a passport is the same thing, but a passport is optional in the U. S.
- 0xbadcafebee 6y agoThe REAL ID is a mix of both state and federal. It is "optional", except that they won't let you fly or enter a government building without one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act "Starting October 1, 2021 (originally scheduled for October 1, 2020 but was postponed a year due to a global coronavirus pandemic[6]), every air traveler will need a REAL ID–compliant license or another acceptable form of identification (such as a U.S. passport, U.S. passport card, U.S. military card, or DHS trusted traveler card, e.g. Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST) for domestic air travel." Apparently the government is gravely concerned that terrorists might fly from Boise to Twin Falls, so we need to make them generate at least 3 to 4 forged documents, to force them to get the super duper secure drivers license.
- dylan604 6y agoSo why does it need to be federal? Make it a responsibilty of the states. Either way, it will be mismanaged, so might as well make it as complicated as possible by having 50+ mismanaged things.
- mikestew 6y agoMake it a responsibilty of the states. I'd go find links on RealID, and the resistance to that, but it should be an easy query away. RealID made it the responsibility of the states, and people still didn't want it. As I understand it, mainly because it was just a proxy for a federal ID.
- esrauch 6y agoNY wouldn't give me a RealId since I don't have a physical SS card even though I have a passport and birth certificate. So it seems like the system is kind of broken.