Would you lobby your senator to refuse the Real ID act in your state?

Question

Yesterday the State of Maine did and became the first state in the US to do so.

The Real ID Act as of 2005 is to be implamented nationwide in 2008.

Answer 1

Not only would I, but I will. The Real ID act is a severe infringement on civil liberties. If the act is passed it might be only a matter of time before we'll be stopped on the street and asked, "Your papers, please?"

"Those who are willing to exchange liberty for safety deserve neither." --Ben Franklin

Answer 2

When I moved to Oklahoma for a few months last year I changed my DL over to Oklahoma. To get a new license there you had to give DNA, multiple sets of fingerprints. I have a dl number, an ss number. This will end up taking the place of all id's.

Answer 3

I have lived in Maine pretty much my whole life. Do not confuse "lobby" with what might actually be the general feeling of the majority of people.
I personally believe a national ID is long overdue - and don't be misled by all of the "personal privacy" bull crap - in this modern, computer data age, none of us have any personal information left that isn't readily available via Social Security, IRS, credit agencies, all credit card transactions, banking and checking accounts, cell phone data (location, time and person called all noted)etc...etc.....etc.
Perhaps a national ID will help stem illegal immigration, welfare fraud, crime, stolen identities and SS numbers, and so forth.
It sounds like a good step in determining if a resident is indeed a valid United States citizen - and that's not a bad thing.

Answer 4

No - I won't as I agree with it.
We already have to provide all that information to obtain a driver's license so what is the big deal. Without a driver's license, I can't even cash a check so I got one.
Big deal - I can prove where I live and who I am.

In England they are fingerprinting children before they can take books out of the library.