A National ID Card by Another Name
The Real ID act is a law mandating that all states comply with a national drivers licensing standard. The law was passed with little debate as it was attached to the back end of an Iraqi war funding bill. One of the provisions of the bill, which is to go into effect in 2008 is a provision that all states link their record-keeping systems to a single national database. link
This sounds like a national ID card to me and it slipped in by flying below the radar.
posted by RBM @ 9:16 PM
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We already have a national ID card. It is called the social security card. You are required to have one it when you are hired, open a bank account or credit card.
I know it says right on it that it is not to be used for identification purposes, but the number is used in databases throughout the country to identify you.
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