National ID Cards Mandated in the US, If You're Under 50

charleste writes "CNN is reporting that the US Homeland Security Department has mandated Real ID for drivers licenses. According to the article, this will not include a 'chip', but a list of options by state. Despite legislation passed in various states and objections by groups such as ACLU, this appears to be a done deal. Without one of the new IDs you will be unable to board a plane after 2014 if you are under 50."

Comments

The real question is ILLEGAL immigrants

[jameskojiro]

Will they find a way to get a super secret secure ID card with the rest of us due to legal loopholes?

Re:The real question is ILLEGAL immigrants

[Archangel Michael]

Actually, illegal aliens have more rights than citizens. I think I'm going to renounce my citizenship and declare myself to be an illegal alien just so I can have some of my rights restored.

Three Cheers for Paranoia!!

[Foofoobar]

YAY! I for one welcome our new fascist state! I long for the day when I will feel safer because my every move is watched via sattelite and I am tracked like cattle from the moment I am born the the day the chip is burned out of by skull in an incinerator. God knows that at any moment even I too coud become a terrorist so its no wonder the state needs to watch me all the time and make sure I am a good consumer who does not question their motives.

Thank you George Orwe... I mean Bush and God Bless you.

Re:Papers please

[eldavojohn]

Yeah, and just think what this is going to do to counterfeiting!

Man in Black Coat in Alley: "Would you like a real fake ID or a fake Real ID?"
Citizen: "Well, I'm only 18 so I need both."
Man in Black Coat in Alley: "Very good, sir. Now, remember when you're buying alcohol, you're a 22 year old student named James Huffington from Rhode Island. When you're boarding a plane, you are Agnes Krakaour, age 51 ... you winter vacation in Florida and enjoy shuffle boarding and watching Matlock."
Citizen: "Thank you so much!"

Wow

[Anonymous Coward]

When I got on the list for US citizenship (I'm a Brit with an American father) the US was a cool, open, free country that was somewhere that I couldn't wait to get too. In less time than it takes the INS to process a form, all of the above have been crapped on.

Mind you, I have been on the list for four years and in that time they have processed six months of applicants. Maybe by the time I get to the front of the queue the country will be cool again, who knows.

Re:OH NOES!!

[mcsqueak]

But some states are still issuing ID's that are literally little more than a laminated piece of paper.

Here in Oregon, when you move the Oregon DMV sends you a STICKER to fold over the bottom of your license. It has your new address, as well as a barcode on the back... and it just looks so tacky and fake.

Whats even better is when you go in to get your license renewed, they no longer have the printing/laminating machines to make you a proper one on the spot. They give you a piece of paper to carry around for two weeks while you wait for your new license to arrive in the mail. There have been plenty of reports here about bars turning patrons away because they are concerned they are fake and don't want to face fines for accidentally allowing someone underage to drink by mistake.

Re:OH NOES!!

[Joe the Lesser]

I can think of other solid methods of identifying people, but I don't want to break Godwin's law. ...Unless I just did.

Re:ZOMG NINEELEVEN!!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:ZOMG NINEELEVEN!!!!

[mjeffers]

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Hello Mayor Giuliani. Didn't figure you for a slashdot poster but welcome!

Re:OH NOES!!

[SpaceLifeForm]

They give you a piece of paper to carry around for two weeks while you wait for your new license to arrive in the mail.

Man, that, that is so ... 1984!

Re:Papers please

[Shakrai]

Stop being rational about this. Real ID will protect us from terrorism. The Department of Homeland Security says so, so it must be true.

That's a relief

[lewp]

Fortunately the calendar stops at 2012.

Re:Papers please

[Fulcrum of Evil]

Actually, it's us who need someone to hate. Sure, a lot of the ignorant masses believe all sorts of stupid things about jews (because that's what they've been taught and they've never met a jew), but do you really think they'd be so pissed off if we weren't bombing the bejesus out of them every 5-10 years?

Re:Papers please

[ScrappyLaptop]

...anyone else read that as "X-ray your carrion"?

No problem

[hawk]

I'll just show my ID showing that I don't need to show my realid . ..

hawk

Re:Why is this such a big deal?

[balthan]

Would this have stopped the 9/11/2000 attacks?

Well, they weren't stopped, but they were postponed for a year.