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dixiegrrrrl

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13. Sometime next year you will need "enhanced" drivre's licenses

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 07:07 PM

Dec 2015

Enhanced drivers licenses make it easier for U.S. citizens to cross the border into the United States because they include

a vicinity Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that will signal a secure system to pull up your biographic and biometric data for the CBP officer as you approach the border inspection booth, and
a Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) or barcode that the CBP officer can read electronically if RFID isn't available.

http://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they

TPTB have been testing out biometric data use since Iraq invasion, on the Iraqis and I think on Afghanistan people, and, as predicted, they are bringing that tracking ability home to us.
It is all a bit creepy for those of us born before 1990, who grew up with OUR Gov. condemning the way "communist" governments tracked and listed their citizens.

Ever see what information they want for you to get a passport?

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I have a Missouri driver's license and no passport [View all] xmas74 Dec 2015 OP

airport security dlwickham Dec 2015 #1

Not true. former9thward Dec 2015 #29

Missouri license should be ok JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #53

Nope. Missouri is one that's not ok. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #70

Why, did something happen with Missouri licenses? eShirl Dec 2015 #2

Our state refused compliance with the Real ID Act xmas74 Dec 2015 #6

Oh that oughtta work real smooth. lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #9

And I applied for a civiian job on base. xmas74 Dec 2015 #18

Are you ineligible for a passport? FBaggins Dec 2015 #27

Not ineligible xmas74 Dec 2015 #32

Get a passport. cwydro Dec 2015 #28

Many adoptees cannot get a passport, depending on when & where they were born me b zola Dec 2015 #54

sweden, norway, denmark, finland, iceland w0nderer Dec 2015 #3

Finland, the land of my people. xmas74 Dec 2015 #19

DHS had to give notice 120 days ahead of when the Real ID on commercial aircraft will go into effect tammywammy Dec 2015 #4

I live next to a military base. xmas74 Dec 2015 #7

so do I hfojvt Dec 2015 #11

I'm trying to get a civilian job on base. xmas74 Dec 2015 #15

you should get a passport hfojvt Dec 2015 #45

There was no reason for me to have one for all those years. xmas74 Dec 2015 #49

As a Missourian and totally off topic: tazkcmo Dec 2015 #79

lol xmas74 Dec 2015 #81

There's no requirement for ID to enter a hospital. tammywammy Dec 2015 #43

They were saying on the news that the person receiving treatment xmas74 Dec 2015 #44

? What have I missed? Are there new travel document requirements? peacebird Dec 2015 #5

Missouri refused to comply with the Real ID Act. xmas74 Dec 2015 #8

Sometime next year you will need "enhanced" drivre's licenses dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #13

"Papers please" LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #14

Yep. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #20

As a kid I had a shortwave radio and listened to BBC, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Moscow, LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #23

Yes, I remember how we complained about the USSR when jwirr Dec 2015 #64

Yeah, and those evil Commies... Jerry442 Dec 2015 #77

Yup, all brought to us by the rw. 40+ years of it. jwirr Dec 2015 #80

that's kinda sad hfojvt Dec 2015 #10

I have left the U.S. xmas74 Dec 2015 #16

You don't need permission from anybody to get yourself a passport. cwydro Dec 2015 #57

For myself, no xmas74 Dec 2015 #65

Well, I guess you've got a reason now. cwydro Dec 2015 #68

Same here. pintobean Dec 2015 #12

Illinois is another state that is not compliant. xmas74 Dec 2015 #17

The federal courthouse says a driver's license will still be valid pintobean Jan 2016 #84

Hawai'i KamaAina Dec 2015 #21

In a few short months that won't be the case xmas74 Dec 2015 #22

You have the right to travel between the several States Mariana Dec 2015 #30

Or, in this case, an outrigger canoe. KamaAina Dec 2015 #41

Mmmmmmaybe (maybemaybemaybe) gratuitous Dec 2015 #24

They've developed an immunity. xmas74 Dec 2015 #33

That'll go over real well at Ft. Leonard Wood! KamaAina Dec 2015 #42

And Whiteman. xmas74 Dec 2015 #48

Many states including mine (NY) filed for an extension LiberalElite Dec 2015 #25

We had an extention xmas74 Dec 2015 #36

Here's the latest I just read. Wonder if they'll do anything. A lot of people must surely be upset. RKP5637 Dec 2015 #78

To be blunt xmas74 Dec 2015 #82

My passport's expired Tab Dec 2015 #26

I had no plans to renew it until my child was 18 and able to get one on her own. xmas74 Dec 2015 #37

No. You will still be able to fly. SheilaT Dec 2015 #31

I hadn't planned on needing one until my daughter turned 18 and could xmas74 Dec 2015 #38

Some actual facts from DHS. former9thward Dec 2015 #34

The news as of today is now saying no, we cannot xmas74 Dec 2015 #39

So where are federal juries going to come from? former9thward Dec 2015 #46

Kansas? xmas74 Dec 2015 #47

What you have posted is not going to happen. former9thward Dec 2015 #50

Your link states SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2015 #55

Courthouses won't require a Real ID for entry. tammywammy Dec 2015 #58

Look, life will be normal in MO. former9thward Dec 2015 #59

Eventually a Real ID complaint ID will be required for commercial air travel tammywammy Dec 2015 #60

This law was passed in 2005. former9thward Dec 2015 #62

Most bases use the Real ID system with local vendors to give them base passes. haele Jan 2016 #85

As far as I know, you don't need a passport to leave issouri. rug Dec 2015 #35

But I need one if I want to go on base anytime soon xmas74 Dec 2015 #40

You have a social security card. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #71

This enhanced ID thing has been an issue in Minnesota where I live. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #51

At least Minnesota offers the enhanced drivers license which is compliant. n/t tammywammy Dec 2015 #61

Most people here won't be able to go in Federal bldgs. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #52

People seem to think I'm exaggerating. xmas74 Dec 2015 #67

So what kind of I'd are we supposed to have? leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #69

I just got my 10-year old a real ID from our state aikoaiko Dec 2015 #56

Apply for a DoD card. panader0 Dec 2015 #63

That's a thought. xmas74 Dec 2015 #66

How do you apply? leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #73

I applied for mine on the Navy base at Coronado, San Diego. panader0 Dec 2015 #75

You can get the forms online, but you need a federal sponsor and/or apply at USaccess center haele Jan 2016 #86

Curiously, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #72

You always find it in the last place you look. panader0 Dec 2015 #74

Good thing I have a passport card, I guess I can still get called to Federal Court... Humanist_Activist Dec 2015 #76

Every article I've read the Republicans are still whining and moaning about xmas74 Dec 2015 #83

DHS extends two more years as I knew they would. former9thward Jan 2016 #87