Driver’s Licenses From 4 States Could Be Useless For Getting Through Airport Security NH NY MN LA

[Demeter]

http://consumerist.com/2015/09/14/drivers-licenses-from-4-states-could-soon-be-useless-for-getting-through-airport-security/

...Ten years ago, Congress passed the REAL ID Act, which set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and photo IDs, but it wasn’t until the end of 2013 that the Dept. of Homeland Security announced the phase-in of its enforcement plan.

If state IDs fail to comply with those standards, federal agencies can’t accept them as standalone proof of identification. The final phase of the DHS plan is access to commercial aircraft. According to the agency’s own timeline, full enforcement is due to begin “No sooner than 2016.” ...

...Only about half the states and U.S. territories impacted by these requirements are fully REAL ID compliant. Most others have valid extensions that will allow their residents to continue using their non-compliant IDs. However, as USA Today notes, there are four states — Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York — that are currently not in compliance with the rules, meaning travelers holding IDs from these states and American Samoa may need to start bringing second forms of ID with them when they travel.

Not everyone in these states will be affected, as both Minnesota and New York offer enhanced IDs that are REAL ID compliant. A rep for the New York DMV tells WKBW-TV that it has received no guidance from DHS about when the state’s licenses will no longer be sufficient for boarding commercial aircraft.

[Human101948]

1. REAL ID would not have prevented 9/11...

which was the impetus for the police state ID requirements and surveillance that we have to suffer through.

It seems to me that these are all methods to enforce the rule of the one percent.

[katmondoo]

2. Why I never fly anymore

It is more expensive but I prefer the train. Thankfully I have no need nor desire to fly any where.

[JayhawkSD]

3. CA issues REAL IDs to illegal immigrants.

Oh wait, I misspoke. They are driver's licenses and have a notice on them that, notwithstanding the photo, holograph, name and certified address, they may not be used for identification.

So anyone selling liquor to a person with one of these things, be careful. The person offering it to you may look like ther person in the picture, you may have seen them going in and out of the address on the license, but you may not accept the thing as proof that they are 21 years old, because they can not use it as anything other than proof that they have permission to drive a car.

California is a wierd state.