What's the worst part about the Real ID Act?

[genius]

Groups opposed to Real ID Act
The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Association of the Bar of New York City

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

American Immigrant Lawyers Association

Amnesty International

Anti-Defamation League

Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee

The Bill of Rights Defense Committee

B’Nai B’Rith International

Catholic Charities USA

Center for Community Change

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

Church World Service

The Civil Rights Coalition for the 21st Century

Citizens For Legitimate Government

The Council of State Governments

The Episcopal Church

Episcopal Migration Ministries

Fair Immigration Reform Movement

Families for Freedom

The Garden Club of America

Gun Owners of America

The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

HIAS and Counsel Migration Service of Philadelphia

Human Rights First

Immigrant Solidarity Network

Institute on Religion and Public Policy

Jesuit Refuge Service

Jewish Council for Public Affairs

Jewish Labor Committee

Jubilee Campaign

Korean Resource Center (KRC)

Labor Council for Latin American Development

League of United Latin American Citizens

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

Midland Alliances

Midland Association of Churches

Midland Ministerial Alliance

National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC)

The National Conference of State Legislatures

National Council of Jewish Woman

National Council of La Raza

The National Governors Association

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

National Resources Defense Council

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium

National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

National Association of International Educators

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund (NALEO)

The National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

New York Immigration Coalition

National Immigration Forum

Patrick Henry Democratic Club

People for the American Way

Progressive Democrats of America

Project for International Religious Liberty

Religious Freedom Coalition

Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico

Rights Working Group2

Sierra Club

September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Women’s Commission for Refuge Women and Children

Working Families Activist Network

Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring

World Relief

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. May I ask what prompted this to become your issue du jour?

[genius]

2. I guess I don't like Death Camps

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. Well sure, none of us do, but what prompted this flood of posts TODAY?

[genius]

6. It's close to passing and Reid expects the Democrats to support it.

[Mass]

9. It was stuck in the supplemental in conference.

so now the Democrats have the choice between not voting the supplemental or voting for it with the Real Id in it.

Of course, this was done in a Republican only meeting, as you can imagine.

[LittleClarkie]

3. Not exactly du jour

It's one of only two or three things that are on the menu.

It's like getting a river of liver and an ocean of fish every day. We want something else! We want something else! We want something else!

Ahem. I was gone for a minute. I'm back now.

[LimpingLib]

5. Everything anti-civil liberty passes with 80-99 votes.

Thats the worst part nevermind the constitution burning and death camp part.

O well at least we have the filibuster to protect us.

Um..no it just makes these things impossible to repeal.

O well.

Just another MINOR issue.

[mr715]

7. Its

The worst part of the act is the flood of posts over a non-issue.

KUCINICH 08! Making liberals happy over little issues that DONT MATTER

[LimpingLib]

8. Government tracking isnt a good thing.

In the U.K. , they have these stupid ID cards that cost alot of money , are intrusive , and like all schemes like these they hurt civil libertys.

Listen to the interview with the Liberal Democratic party leader where there is a sharp exchange over this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/newsnight_election_2005/4421655.stm

[Mass]

10. How is it a non-issue?

It should at least be an issue because it was stuck in the supplemental in a conference report without any discussion in the House or the Senate, and without Democrats invited in the meeting.

I am not sure what RealId is and how it defers from a Green Card, but the way it was done is very indicative of why we should oppose it.