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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Some States Welcome National ID 02:00 AM Feb, 09, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as rebellion grows in some state capitals against the looming Real ID mandate from Congress, proponents speaking Thursday on a panel at the RSA Conference could barely contain their enthusiasm for putting standard government-issued ID cards in the hands of all citizens. The Real ID Act was inserted into a must-pass military spending bill in 2005. It requires states to redesign their driver's licenses and state ID cards to meet a common federal standard, and to start sharing information with all other states -- effectively turning 50 different state-issued cards into a national ID. Citizens will have to present documents such as a certified birth certificate, marriage certificate and a Social Security card to renew their current licenses or ID cards. If a state fails to comply, residents won't be able to use their ID to board planes, enter federal courtrooms or collect federal benefits. - Snip Dan Combs, president of Global Identity Solutions and former director of digital government in Iowa, said Congress didn't really know what it was doing when it passed the law. He's doubtful it will be useful for preventing terrorism -- one of Congress' stated purposes in crafting the measure -- but said it could be useful for simplifying government services like issuing fishing licenses and preventing identity theft and other fraud. "Most of the really strong support for Real ID comes from people like me who see the promises in an ID system," Combs said. "Once you get a system like this in place an awful lot of government becomes easier." -Snip
Poster Comment: And the NAU marches on. Open borders and unaccounted for slave labor are the driving force behind the National ID card. Well done faux patriots. By allowing yourself to be the lap dog of the elite, the National ID card will sail thru congress and it will soon be in all of our back pockets. Yeah, sure, go live life without a number. That works well. Your loyalty to libertarian principle has given you (us) more government, not less. But you must have known this would be the end result.
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