REad it and prepare to stand on LONG LONG lines -- Senate Backs Measure to Tighten ID Requirements

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Bob Frankston <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
Date: May 11, 2005 11:08:11 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Senate Backs Measure to Tighten ID Requirements


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/ 
AR2005051001403.html



By Darryl Fears

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 11, 2005; Page A14

The Real ID Act, which the Senate approved yesterday, would make it  
more difficult for illegal immigrants to obtain identification that  
the federal government will recognize when they try to board an  
airplane, fill out tax forms or open a bank account. But the measure  
would affect U.S. citizens as well.

Americans would need an authentic copy of their birth certificate to  
apply for a new driver's license or renew an old one. The  
certificates must be verified at the counter by a Department of Motor  
Vehicles agent, along with other identification, such as Social  
Security numbers and utility bills. Governors, legislatures and  
officials in motor vehicle departments oppose the act, saying it  
would lead to agonizingly long lines at DMV offices



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We need Niemöller but we get Andre Maginot. A national of bubble  
babies who think that the one authentic truth will save protect them  
from risk. What’s next, banning the first and last car of trains to  
prevent accidents? It’s depressing that we have a traditional of  
journalism which reports just the “facts” as if the spin were a “fact”.



Bob Frankston

http://www.frankston.com





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