Delaware is close to implement the Real ID when issuing driver licenses according to the News Journal. There are some real problems with the implementation of Real ID — so many problems that some 15 states have passed “binding legislation” to reject the Real ID Act of 2005, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Some issues that we will all deal with are the following:
- Longer waits at the DMV as people try to produce the correct documentation
- If your name has changed and it is not change is all federal and state databses you will run into problems
- You must provide a primary address which can be a problem if you are homeless, a student or John McCain
- Law enforcement officers sometimes use official addresses for their protection will no longer be able to do so
More importantly, if you do not meet all the provisions under the Real ID, you will be given an ID that will allow you to drive, but will not allow you to enter a federal building or board an airplane according to the News Journal. One is left wondering whey the Delaware Legislature did not pass a bill rejecting the Real ID.
For more information of the defacto National ID, visit Real Nightmare.