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Unreal License.(Column)
Byline: Kevin A. Wilson
The federal government recently announced that it has put off implementing the Real ID Act until December 2009 (originally scheduled for spring 2008), and now there are at least 10 states calling for its repeal. This could be good for motorists, who have been too silent about the use of driver's licenses for this purpose.
You may have your own opinion about the idea of a national ID. Some people-including the majority of Congress that passed the Real ID Act and the president who signed it in 2005-clearly think we need it for national security and immigration control. Others fear potential intrusions on civil rights, particularly privacy, especially now that the Department of Homeland Security says it wants to privatize the record-keeping function by contracting with a commercial firm to which states would report data on their citizens.
A state does have the option not to use driver's licenses. If so, however, citizens of that state won't be allowed to use the license as identification for federal functions. For example, you couldn't show a license from that state to board an ...
- REAL ID ACT:DANIEL K. AKAKA
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony July 15, 2009 700+ words
...Identification Act of 2009, or PASS ID Act, represents a pragmatic approach...the most troubling aspects of the REAL ID Act. I worked closely with stakeholders...develop this practical alternative to REAL ID. The PASS ID Act does exactly what the 9/11 ...
- REAL ID ACT:ARI SCHWARTZ
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony July 15, 2009 700+ words
...argued that Congress should amend the REAL ID Act to address key privacy flaws in...the Committee for revisiting the REAL ID Act and commends Senators Akaka and...information in the REAL ID system. The REAL ID Act is not the only troublesome ID ...
- Media Advisory: Experts Available to Comment on Impending Release of Final...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 10, 2008 700+ words
...former government officials with expertise on the REAL ID Act are available to comment on the final regulations...formats. Following is a backgrounder on the REAL ID Act. What REAL ID is The REAL ID Act is a 2005 federal law setting minimum ...
- Will Senate Gut REAL ID Act?
- Magazine article from: Human Events Kephart, Janice June 22, 2009 700+ words
...s license provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act. While many bills are introduced...Congress to pull the plug on the REAL ID secure driver's license law and replace it with the PASS ID Act. REAL ID is already proving its value in...
- REAL ID ACT:JIM DOUGLAS
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony July 15, 2009 700+ words
...PASS ID builds on the strengths of REAL ID, resolves REAL ID`s weaknesses and delivers more cost-effective...identification cards. BACKGROUND: Congress passed the REAL ID Act (REAL ID) as part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations...
- REAL ID ACT:JOSEPH LIEBERMAN
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony July 15, 2009 700+ words
...Congress adopted the so- called REAL ID Act of 2005 as an amendment to a supplemental...security standards. Then came the REAL ID Act of 2005, which was submitted as...the act were good, I opposed the REAL ID Act because I ultimately thought it...
- SEN. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN HOLDS A HEARING ON IDENTIFICATION SECURITY:...
- News wire article from: Political Transcript Wire July 16, 2009 700+ words
...IDENTIFICATION SECURITY: REEVALUATING THE REAL ID ACT JULY 15, 2009 SPEAKERS: SEN...Congress adopted the so-called REAL ID Act of 2005 as an amendment to a supplemental...security standards. Then came the REAL ID Act of 2005, which, as I say, was...
- SEN. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN CHAIRMAN SEN. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN HOLDS A HEARING ON...
- Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service July 15, 2009 700+ words
...IDENTIFICATION SECURITY: REEVALUATING THE REAL ID ACT JULY 15, 2009 SPEAKERS: SEN...Congress adopted the so-called REAL ID Act of 2005 as an amendment to a supplemental...security standards. Then came the REAL ID Act of 2005, which, as I say, was...
Source: HighBeam Research, Unreal License.(Column)