Originally Posted by
Boraxo
Awesome. I feel completely validated in not jumping through silly hoops and waiting in DMV lines just to get a special stamp on my CDL.
I may never get one!
I will avoid getting a REAL ID DL for as long as it’s possible to keep getting DLs that are not “REAL ID”.
I look forward to doing the “20 questions” “alternative identification” thing if they want to refuse my regular (non-REAL ID) DLs after 2025, 2050 or whenever. Just hope that the alternative identification thing doesn’t go down the road of requiring biometrics, but nothing would surprise me from them.
Originally Posted by
Rare
A conspiracy-leaning person might say that it never had anything to do with flying or safety, but was and is a backdoor way to a national ID card.
Words straight from the late horse’s mouth: “national security, public safety, and immigration benefits”. Horse named Jim Sensenbrenner, who was opposed to extensions over 15 years ago and wrote as much even in joint letters with Peter King and Lamar Smith. REAL ID was Sensenbrenner’s baby. His bête noire from even before 9/11 was indicated by the last of the three on the list. “Last but not least” in this instance would be an instance of “last is first”.