october 26, 2016 feds once again threatening states over real id; 




the u.s. department of homeland security once again ramped up its sabre-rattling routine, threatening that residents in states that have not complied with real id will not be able to use their driver<u+2019>s licenses to board aircraft beginning in 2018. states should ignore the dhs bluster, stand their ground and continue their refusal to implement this unconstitutional national id program. 









real id essentially coopts the states into creating a national id system. the federal government has no constitutional authority to mandate a national id. 









the federal government repeats this song and dance every couple of years, and has done so since pres. george w. bush signed real id into law in 2005. instead of following through on threats the feds simply keep extending their deadlines. 









under the law, all 50 states were supposed comply with the federal law by 2009. but, states rebelled against real id for several reasons, including privacy concerns and the fact that congress didn<u+2019>t provide any funding for the mandates it expects states to implement. some states passed laws expressly prohibiting implementation of the act.
feds once again threatening states over real id;
kaitlyn stegall