June 12th, 2007 by Atomictumor
Man, this news about blew my mind. To think little ol’ Tennessee, bring up the rear in damn near any survey of the 50 states, is manning up to the .gov, and telling em to stick the Real Id where the sun don’t shine. This is news that just reaffirms my faith in state goverment, man.
Real ID, for those who haven’t been around, was hidden in the back of a government war appropriations bill as a rider about 2 or 3 years ago, and by the time anybody noticed it, the bill passed (I mean, who’s gonna vote down a war appropriations bill, right? Not in this country). It says that all states must contribute to a national database by Dec 2009, essentially setting up a national ID card. The costs are passed down to the states, and the Real ID card would be required for passports, driving, and essentially all other identification in the country, bringing us further away from the whole “govern by state” thing that Washington (the dude, not the town) was all cool with (except that he was a federalist, so he probably wasn’t as cool as, say, Jefferson, or somebody like that. whatever)
Anyway, I’m proud to say I’m from Tennessee because of this, and lemme tell you, thats not usually the first thing I’m proud to say.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Its rediculous that it was even put IN the war appropriations bill. We don’t need that sort of Federal ID… SSNs are ENOUGH. Jebus
June 12th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Hmm, this whole national id card thing…I don’t get it. Seems like an SSN is the national id card, and there is already a database, it’s called Social Security Administration. SSN’s are required for all of the things listed, passports, etc. How would this new id benefit the gov?
June 13th, 2007 at 7:23 am
I realize that the two issues are separate, but I have to wonder. Would you be in favor of a national ID card if you were interested in tightening our southern border?
June 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
In a conversation with a friend yesterday this subject came up. It might be to the country’s advantage to open up a processing center like Ellis Island and furnish the citizens with this type of ID. It would give the country control and they then would be able to do backround checks on the people entering our country. Just an idea. I am not saying no immigration I am saying controlled legal immigration.
June 13th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I agree - coulda knocked me over with a feather when I read TN joined in on calling for a repeal, AND it passed with zero no votes!! i guess it’s like that saying, Even a blind pig can find an acorn now and then.
ps
hope the ‘Roo is more fun than a monkey knife fight!!
June 13th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
“‘Roo is more fun than a monkey knife fight!!”
Wow, thats a bold statement. I’ve been to a monkey knife fight, and those things are pretty damn fun… I’m trying to be more realistic with my hopes, Joe.
June 13th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
how about “almost as fun as a monkey knife fight?” :)