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WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants Congress to roll back the stringent and "needlessly expensive" post 9/11 driver license requirements designed to keep licenses and state issued identification out of the hands of terrorists.
More than two dozen states already have rebelled against implementing the Real ID Act of 2005, either by rejecting participation or passing resolutions opposing the mandate to tighten security and identity verification by 2017.
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Related videos from YouTube:
- Senator Strimling Urges...Senate Ethan Strimling, D-Cumberland County, speaks in favor of a Joint Resolution urging Congress and the President to repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.
- Senator Diamond Urges Repeal...Senate Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland County, speaks in favor of a Joint Resolution urging Congress and the President to repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.
- Senator Mitchell Urges Repeal...Senate Majority Libby Mitchell, D-Kennebec County, speaks in favor of a Joint Resolution she sponsored urging Congress and the President to repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.
- Senator Rotundo Urges Repeal...Senate Peggy Rotundo, D-Androscoggin County, speaks in favor of a Joint Resolution urging Congress and the President to repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.
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Should the REAL ID act be repealed?
August 10, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, Unbelievably, Congress and the Obama administration are currently trying to resurrect the failed REAL ID Act, more accurately named Dangerous ID. Dangerous ID, which passed in 2005, establishes a de facto National Identification System, and opens the doors for Federal biometric tracking.....(Political Opinion)
jayc32Wed, Aug 12th, 20093 Diggs, 0 CommentsEnd Dangerous ID by C4L President John Tate
Unbelievably, Congress and the Obama administration are currently trying to resurrect the failed REAL ID Act, more accurately named “Dangerous ID.” Dangerous ID, which passed in 2005, establishes a de facto National Identification System, and opens the doors for Federal biometric tracking of every American citizen. (Political News)
ReturnOfAmericaMon, Aug 10th, 200939 Diggs, 6 CommentsWaiting for an airplane & getting driver's license converge
The Real ID Act calls for myriad reforms ranging from requiring potential license holders to present everything from a birth certificate to a Social Security card to receive a state driver's license, to stricter standards for immigrants to receive licenses. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified to Congress that it is seemingly(Odd Stuff)rthartmaThu, Jul 23rd, 20091 Diggs, 0 Comments
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