[Nfbmo] {Spam?} Taking a flight or needing to get to into a federal facil...

Mon Dec 28 19:00:52 UTC 2015

As I understand it - the objection is along Libertarian lines, and  
possibly  rihgt-to-privacy concerns.  There have always been strong  sentiments 
against a national identity card, but I've never understood the full  
rationale.  I suspect that Missouri is dragging it's feet because of  current 
opposition to Federal initiatives, but I'm not sure why Illinois would  be in the 
same boat.

In a message dated 12/28/2015 11:59:05 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
nfbmo at nfbnet.org writes:

I confess  that I do not understand Missouri's reluctance. Apparently this 
bill was  passed in 2005 when we had a Republican Congress and a Republican 
president.  We now have a legislature where Republicans are the majority. I 
do hope we get  this resolved. I am sure that the problem that plagues the 
drivers license  also plagues our Missouri identification cards.

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From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of  Daniel Garcia 
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] {Spam?}  Taking a flight or needing to get to into a 
federal facility using your  Missouri state I.D than read this.

I heard this on TV a few weeks ago.  The upshot is that people would have 
to get a passport to travel by plane to  another state. Imagine how absurd it 
would be to get a passport to attend the  National Convention or go to 
Washington Seminar or any other Federation  activity taking place outside of the 
state. I just came back from Michigan  yesterday and the idea of having to 
renew my passport to travel by plane there  to visit my family is not 
something I am looking forward to. Not only does it  cost quite a bit of money, 
but it is a hassle. For some reason, the picture  does not always come out 
right and I have had to retake it many times before  it complies with 
requirements. 

I am going to ask at work if it would  be legal for me to present my 
Federal Employee badge to the TSA as a form of  ID. I hope the legislature gets 
with the program so people do not have to go  through all this inconvenience.

Daniel

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Subject: [Nfbmo] {Spam?} Taking a  flight or needing to get to into a 
federal facility using your Missouri state  I.D than read this.

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri residents soon will  not be able to use 
their state driver's licenses as identification to get into  most federal 
facilities, making it one of at least five states to lose a  federal exemption 
from complying with national proof-of-identity  requirements.

A letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to  Missouri, 
obtained on Wednesday by The Associated Press, informs the state  that its 
exemption from federal Real ID requirements will come to an end Jan.  10.

That means Missouri driver's licenses cannot be accepted as ID at  military 
bases and most other federal facilities. It also could eventually  mean 
that Missouri driver's licenses won't be accepted as identification for  
commercial airplane flights.

Illinois is in the same boat, according to  Illinois Secretary of State's 
office spokesman David Druker, who said state  officials learned late Tuesday 
that Homeland Security had denied an extension  for compliance with federal 
requirements.

The 2005 Real ID act imposes  tougher requirements for proof of legal U.S. 
residency in order for state  driver's licenses to be valid for federal 
purposes. The law was passed in  response to national security concerns after 
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist  attacks.

The Homeland Security Department previously declared Minnesota  to be 
non-compliant, and it sent letters in October to New Mexico and  Washington 
indicating that their exemptions also would end Jan.  10.

States originally were supposed to comply with the Real ID  requirements by 
the end of 2009. Federal authorities have repeatedly delayed  
implementation to give time for states to change their driver's license  procedures and 
make the necessary technological improvements.

At one  point, about half the state legislatures had passed measures 
opposing the  implementation of the Real ID Act. Some state lawmakers raised 
concerns that  it amounted to an invasion of privacy and a backdoor attempt to 
create a  standardized national ID card. Some of those states, including 
Missouri and  Minnesota, still have laws specifically prohibiting them from  
complying.

But the patience of federal authorities appears to be coming  to an end, 
and more states could lose their exemptions. Homeland Security also  has been 
reviewing whether to grant a compliance exemption beyond Jan. 10 to  Alaska, 
California, New Jersey and South Carolina. Nineteen others states  recently 
received an extension of their compliance exemptions, most running  until 
Oct. 16.

The Homeland Security Department has said it plans to  announce soon 
whether it will begin enforcing the Real ID requirements for  airplane travel. The 
department has said that it will provide at least 120-day  advance notice 
before barring people from flights who have driver's licenses  from states 
that are noncompliant or lack a waiver.

"As we continue the  phased in enforcement of the REAL ID Act, the 
consequences of continued  noncompliance will grow with each milestone," the 
department said in its  letter to  Missouri.
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