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Real ID Act Poses Technical Challenges

Posted by Zonk on from the sketchy-very-sketchy dept.

segphault writes "Ars Technica has an article about some of the financial and technological challenges associated with implementing the Real ID Act." From the article: "Opposed by more than 600 independent organizations (including the National Governors Association) and hidden in the depths of a military spending bill in order to make passage easier, the Real ID Act has received heavy criticism from concerned citizens and state government agencies. Despite the fact that relatively sound and effective improvements to driver's license security had already been implemented as part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, the federal government felt that it was necessary to go well beyond the recommendations of the 9/11 Comission Report by passing a costly and invasive law."

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  1. Real ID by Hatta · · Score: 5, Informative

    The 9/11 terrorists all had valid IDs. What's to stop the next batch of terrorists from getting valid Real IDs?

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  2. Re:Constitutional authority by eric76 · · Score: 4, Informative
    1) The Constitution states in the "Bill of Rights" set of ammendments some things the government cannot do. Creating a national ID isn't prohibited. Sure, the Constitution doesn't order the government to create a national ID either, but by default what isn't prohibited is allowed.

    That's quite incorrect.

    Read the 9th and 10th amendments:

    AMENDMENT IX
    The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

    AMENDMENT X
    The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

    In other words, according to the Bill of Rights, the fact that a right is not explicitly enumerated does not mean we don't have that right.

    And, from the 10th Amendment, all powers that are not given to the government by the Constition and that are not prohibited by it to the states are reserved for the people or the states.

    Thus, the Federal Government has no legal powers that are not explicitly set forth in the Constitution.

  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Informative

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