Real ID dealt a major blow in Maine.

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Steinhardt, Barry" <Bsteinhardt () dcaclu org>
Date: January 25, 2007 6:26:21 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Real ID dealt a major blow in Maine.

Dave,



The Real ID/national ID scheme has just been dealt a major blow in  
Maine. This morning the State  Legislature overwhelmingly—unanimously  
in the Senate and 137-4 in the House-- passed a joint resolution  
prohibiting Maine from participating in Real ID and calling on  
Congress to repeal the law. Similar actions are pending or about to  
be introduced across the country from New Hampshire, to Georgia, to  
New Mexicoto Washington State and Hawaii.



The Real ID Act federalizes the design, issuance and management of  
state driver’s licenses, creating a uniform identity card and  
nationwide database tantamount to the first national ID card. Under  
the act, residents of states that fail or refuse to comply will be  
unable to use their driver’s licenses for any activity that requires  
federally accepted identification, such as boarding airplanes,  
opening a bank account or any other activity designated by the  
Department of Homeland Security.



We believe these resolutions will sound the death knell for Real ID,  
which cannot work if the states will not accede to the plan to turn  
their drivers’ licenses into the National ID card on steroids.



More detailed information can be found on our web site at  
www.realnightmare.org.







Barry Steinhardt

Director Technology and Liberty Project

ACLU





Bsteinhardt () aclu org





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