Welcome to "1984" all over again. Do you recall the 2005 Rethug Congress? They passed "The REAL ID ACT" just for you. Michael Chertoff is pushing ahead with this wonderful Act that will immediately effect those of you born after Dec. 1, 1964.
The ACLU and other Civil Liberty Groups oppose this Act as well as I do and I hope Kossacks do to. This is looked on as an identity card. By 2014 you will not be allowed on a plane or enter a federal building without this compliant ID.
Rethugs pushed 9/11 as the reason US needs this act inspite of the fact that the ones who blew up the towers and flew the plane into the pentagon and into the ground in PA entered this country legally and were mostly Saudi's. (I can't repeat this enough as the right wingers continue to use this as an excuse for the war in Iraq.)
Michael Chertoff, one of the Kossacks favorite Home Land Security Leaders, blames the fact that one of the HiJackers had a total of 4 DLs, and and 3 ID cards from different states. One hijacker, I repeat one hijacker, so now the potential rebellious group of young people are now victims of this decision based on one hijacker.
By 2017 we too, us oldun's, will also have to comply or we don't get to fly or enter their buildings. Social Security numbers will be checked and your picture taken first so that they can keep your picture on file if you fail their DL tests. From then on to passports, DMV offices, etc. and God only knows what.
CNN has on their home site the question is this REAL ID a good idea? The answer of today appears to be yes. I'm so angry at Americans so ready to give up their freedoms and rights that I could just "spit." What in the hell is wrong with this country? Why are we turning into compliant robots?