U.S. congress passed a bill in 2005 for a post-9/11 overhaul of our existing ID's and Driver's License. Known as the REAL ID, this one piece of identification would combine Driver's license, birth certificate, social security, and immigration information into one. Ok, yeah I see that it makes sense to beef up security. After all, the hijacker who flew into the pentagon had 4 Drivers Licenses and ID's from 3 states! However, the more I research it, I'm pretty confident that this is NOT the way to secure the USA. We would be MUCH more vulnerable to Identity theft if all our information is housed within 1 card. Plus, what about the elderly and children, who do not drive? Special exceptions would have to be made for them to receive the card, since they don't have a driver's license.
And think about this: Isn't the DMV already stressful enough? This new card would require MULTIPLE trips to the DMV before you would successfully receive your card, and intense scrutiny of all your personal documents. Even your utility bill or proof of address would be carefully checked and this means LONG lines and LONG waits for the card to arrive in the mail.
Check out this website, which opposes the REAL ID card, and gives plenty of reasons why the government should reconsider, or perhaps seek out alternatives. In essence, this card would make our society even MORE supervised, and this card would become basically a passport to leave your house!
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