Posted on 04/17/2025 4:09:34 AM PDT by davikkm
More than 100 countries around the world have a national ID card. Now the United States has one too. Starting on May 7th, you will be asked to show a REAL ID card if you want to fly on an airplane. Once authorities have established that precedent, it is just a matter of time before a REAL ID card is required for all sorts of other things. Being forced to โshow your papersโ in order to exercise basic freedoms goes against everything that this nation is supposed to represent. Unfortunately, that is precisely what is about to happen once we reach the deadline on May 7thโฆ
Due to a law passed by Congress in 2005 that has been repeatedly extended for two decades, anyone traveling on domestic flights must have the new REAL ID to get through routine security protocols and board a plane. REAL ID also allows access to some federal buildings and nuclear facilities. The deadline of May 7, 2025, now appears set and is unlikely to be extended again, with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) extending hours to help Americans obtain them.
We have now received official confirmation that there will be no more extensions of the deadline.
(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...
Dammit. Now what am I gonna' do?
This is horrible yet we fail to realize our vehicles are traced daily as we drive by the cameras on our roads and highways.
Who watches them? It is certainly not the media, but I bet you make sure the media has revenue, don’t you?
Having a driver’s license & a VA membership card seems real enough to me. What else should be needed? And, maybe more importantly, what do they aim to charge for this “real ID” card?
Skwor wrote: “Most State DLโs are already REAL ID compliant and no need to paint this as something more egregious.”
No, that isn’t correct. Not all state issued DL have these requirements.
To obtain a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card, you generally need to provide proof of identity, proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful status, proof of your Social Security number, and proof of residency.
BTW, the reason REAL ID has been delayed is the impact on illegal aliens who cannot fulfill these requirements.
Oh wonderful, now they can track us.
(btw, where’s my cell phone, is that Flock Camera working, my credit cards are somewhere, Walmart sure has some fancy cameras now...)
I checked at least 2 states (CA and Texas) and they both allow “Evidence of Lawful Presence” to get a RealID drivers’ license. (Lawful Presence = “asylum seekers” (millions of those with a “court date” thanks to Biden), VISA holders (don’t overstay your VISA like the 911 terrorists!!), and green card holders to get a “Real ID”.
Texas:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-15.pdf
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/federal-real-id-act
California:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/real-id/real-id-checklist/
I just checked...
Tennessee is the same as above:
https://www.tn.gov/safety/driver-services/classd/dlcitizenship.html
(Basically “Evidence of Lawful Presence” is a Federal mandate to all the states for a Real ID DL....states can also still issue non-RealID DL’s if they want).
Same on mine. I had to produce a birth certificate to get it.
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I like what Clint Eastwood said in one of his movies as “Dirty Harry” when he was asked by his superior to turn in his badge.
What may get interesting is that if the ID being used is one that qualifies as a Real ID, then it can be electronically CROSS-CHECKED against multiple databases...if the government so chooses, and I think this administration might just choose that option.
So, best not have outstanding parking tickets or criminal warrants if you plan to travel by air, and obviously be sure you’re legally in the country.
We’ll show your I.D. card
to the border guard
Yeah, your alias says you’re
Captain Jean Luc Picard of
The United Federation of Planets
because he won’t speak English anyways
https://youtu.be/IfZbFh7qlCQ?si=2Wm3THATwbDS4s6w
Minorities and women will not be able to travel if you buy the lefts talk on id to vote.
Yep, same thing here ๐๐
So are you also opposed to the "marks of the beast" (stars) on the U.S. flag?
Sometimes a shape is just that..a shape. If it was an upside down star, you might have a point.
(then it can be electronically CROSS-CHECKED against multiple databases)
I’ll bet that happened when they
submitted my 4473 this week.
Article begins with an egregious error: Itโs not a โNational IDโ; Itโs issued by the states. Mine is simply a driverโs license with a star on it.
(Sometimes a shape is just that..a shape. If it was an upside down star, you might have a point.)
Agreed. Now take a look at the upside-down stars on this poster for the European Union.
https://images.app.goo.gl/6uWmhvNBB8rRDZTh7
Phone won’t let me post the image in HTML - somebody please do so - thanks
You’re incorrect. A handful of states (e.g., California, New York) are still issuing non-REAL ID driver’s licenses which don’t require proof of citizenship. That’s a big problem.
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