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The fact that Real ID was introduced when I was in college and has been pushed back every year since shows that we don't actually need it.
by tdeck 8mo ago
The fact that Real ID was introduced when I was in college and has been pushed back every year since shows that we don't actually need it.
- 0x457 8mo agoThat's because many Americans are against national ID at all cost for some reason. The very same Americans think that immigrants need to have their "I'm legal" folder with them at all times.
- tdeck 8mo agoWhat are the practical benefits we're supposed to get from the RealID system? All I've ever heard is "national security" which is the excuse for every harmful thing.
- KptMarchewa 8mo agoFor example, all those stupid voter debates becomes moot.
- tdeck 8mo agoRealID has nothing to do with voting. Residency and citizenship is already verified when you register to vote. RealID is not a requirement to vote.
- 0x457 8mo agoFor started, we stop talking about "Is Real ID worth it" and annual "Real ID for sure will be required next year"
- tdeck 8mo agoCancelling RealID would have those same benefits.
- fc417fc802 8mo agoBlatant strawman. I'm a concrete counterexample if you insist on having one. The federal government should not have any involvement in routine photo ID. If that makes certain things difficult I see that as a feature, not a bug.
- mikkupikku 8mo ago> The very same Americans think that immigrants ... Only half of the opposition to federal IDs comes from the right wing people who are hand wringing about ""The Mark of the Beast"" while saying that immigrants need to identify themselves. The other half of the opposition to federal IDs comes from the left who insist that federal IDs are a conspiracy to stop poor people from voting. This is a bipartisan issue, but you only acknowledged one half.