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: 1) by bmimatt on Wednesday November 06 2019, @07:36PM (1 child)
This looks like it is about work eligibility.
Here's what CA DMV requires, other than to show up in person:
https://realid.dmv.ca.gov/your-real-id-checklist/ [ca.gov]
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Thursday November 07 2019, @03:15AM
That's comical. I have personally seen DLs issued by the CA DMV to people with no documentation ... and more importantly, no English (speaking Spanish appears to be the true criterion). Whereas I, an obvious anglo, was required to prove my identity.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.