Real ID Act postponed two years

[dogday]

WASHINGTON — Under siege from states and angry lawmakers, the White House on Thursday moved back a deadline to implement national driver's license standards that critics say would seriously undermine personal privacy and burden states with a hefty bill.

The announcement that states could have an extra 20 months, until the end of 2009, to meet the requirements of the Real ID Act did little to ease criticism of the law from conservative activists, privacy advocates, motor vehicle departments and lawmakers.

The widespread resistance to a policy the administration considers an essential weapon in the war on terrorism reflects a shift from the almost total support the administration initially enjoyed for its national security agenda after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Almost two dozen states are now weighing legislation to oppose Real ID, with some governors dismissing it as a "nightmare." Lawmakers also disagree on such domestic security priorities as how widely to screen cargo entering the country's sea and land ports.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-realid2mar02,1,5780163.story?coll=la-news-a_section

[aquart]

1. Void the bill. Void all Bush administration legislation. All of it.

They did not do one thing for the American people. Every single line they wrote was against us.

[dogday]

2. Amen to that nt

[vireo]

3. map from article

[bob4460]

4. That would be a great start for the next Prez n/t

[struggle4progress]

5. The NEXT Prez should take the heat for this fascist crap? Yeah, r-i-i-ight ... eom