Originally Posted by
petaluma1
Why doesn't DHS just admit that REAL ID is a failure and move on? The scam was supposed to go into effect in 2008. Now it's 15 years later and it's been put off yet another 2 years, for a total of 17 years. I predicted the "deadline" would be extended from 2023 and can practically guarantee that it will be put off again in 2025.
Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Even if DHS admitted this failure the Congress and President made Real ID a law. Guess who would have to agree to undo this mess?
The oldest trick in the books would be for DHS to simply zero-out the budget line for REAL-ID in their FY2024 budget request (too late for FY2023) and see who pushes back. Congressional mandate (including public law) aside, that's the best way to get a program canceled if nobody pushes back. States who pushed back would zero-out their budget lines that only has to go to the governor. Given all the heat DHS is taking over the southern border, they could probably get away with it.