Real ID is one more thing Americans are going to hate Trump for

[Politruk]

The ill-advised legislation was passed in 2004, as part of the post-9/11 security panic. Enforcement kept getting pushed back for obvious reasons. Clearly the only reason it's finally being done now is to serve Trump's sick border-control obession. Everybody hates it, and everybody's going to remember that in November 2026.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Who is "everyone?"

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Who is "everyone?"

Politruk

 

[Rebel5soul]

Politruk

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Politruk]

Who is "everyone?"

Everyone who needs to get anywhere by airplane.

 

[Rebel5soul]

No excuse not to make Voter ID the law of the land now.

 

[Politruk]

No excuse not to make Voter ID the law of the land now.

Why? You know very well that voter fraud is a myth.

 

[jomar]

You mean now as opposed to putting it off another 17 years?

 

[Politruk]

You mean now as opposed to putting it off another 17 years?

It would be better to repeal the Act entirely, and not wait even one year to do that!

 

[jomar]

It would be better to repeal the Act entirely, and not wait even one year to do that!

I get that some feel it can be a “show me your papers” thing. But people have passports and a myriad other ways they get identified. And if you don’t need to fly or travel to other countries you don’t need one.

 

[Politruk]

I get that some feel it can be a “show me your papers” thing. But people have passports and a myriad other ways they get identified. And if you don’t need to fly or travel to other countries you don’t need one.

The problem isn't ID as such. Everybody has a driver's license -- but apparently your old one won't do -- you need a new one with the new bells and whistles -- that's why the lines at every DMV office have been stretching around the block. That's what people hate.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Illinoistan already requires it.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Just use your passport…

 

[Politruk]

Just use your passport…

Those lines are probably long too.

 

[John_von_Neumann]

I've had a Real ID-compliant driver's license for nearly 10 years. Takes about 5 minutes to renew via web portal, and is shipped in the mail.

 

[LLCox]

I just hand them my wallet and tell them to take their pick of ID.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Why? You know very well that voter fraud is a myth.

If that's the case then there's no excuse not to make voter ID the law of the land, right?

 

[TheGxForum]

RealID was supposed to be a tool to defend against “another 9-11”, right?
Given that it took until May 2025 for RealID to be required (well that’s even sort of) to get on a flight, the US has gone nearly 24 years without as much as a hijacking of any sort (let alone “another 9-11”). If “no RealID” to get on a flight has resulted in zero hijackings, what is RealID’s additional value in requiring it for air travel?

Just another pig culture waste of government resources...

 

[Bray123]

It won't be long before His Assholiness lifts the restrictions on flying with a loaded firearm to ensure Wat's vote.

 

[Politruk]

If that's the case then there's no excuse not to make voter ID the law of the land, right?

Sure there is. Eligible voters, for various reasons including cost, or lack of birth certificate, sometimes cannot get a form of ID that will satisfy officials at the polls -- we've seen that many times before.

I'm all for an all-purpose national ID card -- provided everybody gets one automatically, and free.