I\’ll bet they didnt even put down their coffee to come up with that answer! There is at least 100 million drivers to pay for that 11 billion (if that is even correct) so @ $20/yr the program is paid for in 5 years. We have much tougher problems than this, like preventing identify theft to fight fraud & terrorism. Either lead, follow, or get out of the way!
A driver\’s license is the state\’s certification that you can legally drive a motor vehicle. It is not The Official Government ID Card. If the Feds want an Offical Government ID Card so that they can all make us think we\’re safer when we fly, let them issue one, and anyone wo wants to fly can get one. It\’s ridiculous to put that burden on state motor vehicle bureaus. First, they can barely handle what they already have to do, and second, it\’s a huge burden on people who just want a licence so they can drive.
Better yet, get rid of the stupid rule requiring IDs to fly. You think the terrorists can\’t come up with a convincing version of whatever will be required?
What the article doesn\’t say is that the law has two additional requirements:
1. The ID must contain information like your social security #, name & address in an easily scanned electronic format such as is found in radio frequency devices today. This is so the police and airport security can easily scan your information and not have to manually enter it into their system to verify that your id is valid. Of course, the guy standing next to you in the mall will be able to easily capture information including your social security number etc. with a portable scanner.
2. All police and fire departments would have access to a national database of all people with the id\’s. That sounds great but it means that a temporary civilian clerk at a fire or police department three states away can get at your private information. Just be glad the original proposal of having a unified North American database didn\’t go through. It would have meant that someone in the south of Mexico could see your records and the records of your uncle from Montreal.
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I\’ll bet they didnt even put down their coffee to come up with that answer! There is at least 100 million drivers to pay for that 11 billion (if that is even correct) so @ $20/yr the program is paid for in 5 years. We have much tougher problems than this, like preventing identify theft to fight fraud & terrorism. Either lead, follow, or get out of the way!
A driver\’s license is the state\’s certification that you can legally drive a motor vehicle. It is not The Official Government ID Card. If the Feds want an Offical Government ID Card so that they can all make us think we\’re safer when we fly, let them issue one, and anyone wo wants to fly can get one. It\’s ridiculous to put that burden on state motor vehicle bureaus. First, they can barely handle what they already have to do, and second, it\’s a huge burden on people who just want a licence so they can drive.
Better yet, get rid of the stupid rule requiring IDs to fly. You think the terrorists can\’t come up with a convincing version of whatever will be required?
What the article doesn\’t say is that the law has two additional requirements:
1. The ID must contain information like your social security #, name & address in an easily scanned electronic format such as is found in radio frequency devices today. This is so the police and airport security can easily scan your information and not have to manually enter it into their system to verify that your id is valid. Of course, the guy standing next to you in the mall will be able to easily capture information including your social security number etc. with a portable scanner.
2. All police and fire departments would have access to a national database of all people with the id\’s. That sounds great but it means that a temporary civilian clerk at a fire or police department three states away can get at your private information. Just be glad the original proposal of having a unified North American database didn\’t go through. It would have meant that someone in the south of Mexico could see your records and the records of your uncle from Montreal.