Comments on: Senate takes step away from Real ID

Opponents of controversial law win vote in the Senate on Wednesday to restrict uses of the forthcoming digital ID cards, signaling the political winds may have shifted.

[BattleAce7101]

Do Not Stop Protesting!!!

Do not let this type of article put you at ease.
If you have watched the way things have been done over the years, they post news such as this to lull you to sleep and they will then pass the REAL ID Act. Protest this continuously until this thing is dead! Dead in the water.

[spluntflux2000]

This is true

A leader or representative of a state will only be led by a majority that benefits in the state's and nation's affairs. Then those left out their voice will be not heard and next thing you know we all have a chip of some sort on our hand or head. Controlled and no liberty on what the country was rooted from.

[chash360]

Exactly what is the fear here?

What's the differnce bewteen a state issued ID (that is tracked electronically) and a federal one?

I don't like the idea of the RFID if the data is not encrypted, because it could be abused. But if there was a lock on the card such that it could only be read when the owner unlocks it, whats wrong with that?

A voter ID card issued that actually records your vote (uniquely but anonymously) without any personal ID on it could enable a reliable and trustworthy electronic voting system. One that allows for immediate recounts, and reverification of votes without identifying the voters personally. Issued through voting places, etc. you just present valid ID and select an anonymous voter card from a bin at random.

[suyts]

The difference is FUD!!!

As it turns out, there is a national db of state driver liscenses. Having a national ID for voting and legal employment angers alot of people that wish this country harm. There are many here. It also concerns other people that are under the irrational belief that uncle sam can't and doesn't have the ability to track whoever they desire now.

You see, when people cry that G.B's election was fraud, they don't really want to have to prove that statement. When business hires people, they don't want proof as to wether they are legal or not. There are even people that do not wish to be tracked when they are planning to set off a bomb in say.... maybe an airport or something. Funny though, no one has offerred a viable alternative to the problems stated. Perhaps they desire the status quo. That, my friend, scares me more than a database.

[Jane in KC]

Good For the Senate!

I could probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've supported the ACLU, but I'm with them on this one. I hope this Real ID thing disappears quickly. It's hard to see how terrorists could not defeat Real ID if they can defeat the controls already in place.

[suyts]

What controls?

We don't have any control. North border and south alike are so open a 10 y/o could walk back and forth across the border as many times as he wishes. And they do. But why sneak across when you can just fly in on a visit visa and then fade into the wordwork. There are no controls.

[paroles32]

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[suyts]

And probably rightly so.

While the bill contains many good things in it, it also contains many bad things. It was a compromise. Compromising justice and fairness isn't an option.