It won’t end until every man woman and child on the face of this planet is chipped.
There are so many stupid people who actually believe this will stop ID theft, terrorism, etc.
Orwell’s 1984 started a long time ago. The mark of the beast in right around the corner.
... and help combat vote fraud, thus the opposition.
Personally, I prefer an open source, multi-biometric citizenship database. Cards are kind of stupid, especially when you can be the card.
Thanks for the article. Today WMAL has been airing a sound bite from State Senator Ken Cuccinelli who’s running for Attorney General wherein he says he’s opposed to the Real ID Act. I couldn’t find anything online about it.
And what would you do to stop ID Theft, document fraud, and to help businesses and the government deal with illegal aliens?
But yet we can not even determine the actual citizenship status of the President elect?
If VA and other states won’t get their drivers licenses into compliance with the Real ID Act, tell their citizens they will need other ID such as a valid U.S. passport to fly domestic and international. Also, if they won’t check voters for citizenship and residency, the votes don’t count in federal elections. The flying ID could be done by a FAA rule. The vote thing would take action by the Omama administration so it won’t happen.
I could get my birth certificate through the mail, but I was informed it would be AT LEAST 6 to 8 weeks. But here's the kicker... The cost of each certified birth certificate would be $30! Talk about highway robbery! But wait, it gets better. Since I can't afford to lose my drivers license if it takes longer than 8 weeks, I'm having my request "expedited." According to the service, I can expect my certificates in 10 days to 2 weeks. And it only adds another $15 to the cost of EACH birth certificate! Add on the $7.50 "transaction fee," and the total to have 2 certified birth certificates shipped to me is just shy of $97.50!
Mark
Seems to me legislation such as this poses some interesting constitutional questions. 200+ years after the first go-around, Virginia is doing some “nullifying”?
VA already requires that you present proof of legal residence before you can obtain/renew a driver’s license or ID. Proof of legal residence, of course, is NOT proof of citizenship, but it is a step forward.
However, even if proof of citizenship was required in VA to secure some form of official identification, it is all moot inasmuch as one is not required to present ID when voting.
RealID is just another federal boondoggle, folks. If the federal government will do little to combat illegal immigration now, then the advent of a new national ID system is not going to make a difference. The problem is one of will, not of means.
How large is that some, Two?? Virginia will support the program.
We've come accustomed to putting these people up on pedestals.
These elitist in Congress, Supreme Court, and the White House have accepted and perpetuated this notion.
Elected officials are SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE!
They are elected by the people to go their and serve our will....not to take on some superior status.
This is what is wrong with our government, it has transformed into a oligarchy.
For instance, placing someone into a senate seat just because that person holds a name such as Kennedy, Clinton, Rockefeller or whatever.
American citizens need to demand more of these folks up in Washington or any state government.
The position gained in any governmental body is a privilege. A privilege to serve your country....not get rich off of it.