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The deadline of yet another, and perhaps the most insidious, element of the post-9/11 initiatives (a partial list of which includes the establishment of the Transportation Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and a never-ending international war against a nebulously-defined, noncorporeal enemy, "terror") is less than one year from coming to fruition. Beginning no later than October 1, 2020, citizens of all US states and territories will be required to have a Real ID compliant card or US passport to board a commercial plane or enter a Federal government facility. Pundits citing the inevitability of what amounts to a national ID card have, regrettably, been vindicated.
https://www.aier.org/article/while-you-slept-government-created-internal-passports/
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Common Joe on Wednesday November 06 2019, @05:42PM (2 children)
What makes it a big deal is that it removes a huge state right -- self autonomy to license things. There's never been a law saying that California has to allow Texas driver's licenses. That's always been just a courtesy, but that's a'changin. The whole idea of "The United States" is that the states are supposed to remain separate -- united only for the basic things life defense of the country. But that is something most people no longer seem to understand or want.
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday November 06 2019, @07:43PM
It's not a courtesy. Full Faith And Credit is Article IV Section 1 of the United States Constitution. (If one has a marriage license in State A, State B must respect the couple is married. A driver's license in State A entitiles one to operate a motor vehicle in State B). It has its thorny issues as well, of course: Just because one has a concealed carry license from one's home state does not allow one to carry concealed in another. If I remember right (and may be wrong), the lack of this coordination was one of the problems with the Articles of Confederation.
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Jay on Wednesday November 06 2019, @09:56PM
So your preference is that IDs issued by one state not be respected in another state?
Fucking brilliant!
That means the only nationally accepted ID would be.....a US Passport. Which is exactly what you're railing on against.