On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:11:12 GMT, Rosalie B. wrote:
> Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:30:43 -0500, George Leppla wrote:
>>
>>> Perhaps if you can't afford
>>> $9.70 per person a year for proper identification then you really shouldn't
>>> be traveling at all.
>>
>>*What's all the fuss with the Real ID Act about?*
>>
>>President Bush signed an $82 billion military spending bill soon that
>>created electronically readable, federally approved ID cards for Americans.
>>The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the package--which
>>includes the Real ID Act--oin May, 2005.
>>
>>*What does that mean for guys like Bill?*
>>
>>Starting two years from now, if you live or work in the United States,
>>you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a
>>bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly
>>any government service.
>
> Although I went to the bank to open an account (for my mom's estate)
> and was told I HAD to submit a driver's license for ID. No other
> photo ID would do - not a passport or a military ID or anything else.
Patriot Act, Granny, mandated by the Patriot Act. Terrorists can't fake or
get real DLs. Of course.
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