[IP] Re: real id? PASSPORTS FOR DOMESTIVC TRAVEL??

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Bridget Magnus <bridgetmagnus@gmail.com>
Date: August 17, 2007 10:48:51 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] real id? PASSPORTS FOR DOMESTIVC TRAVEL??
Reply-To: bmagnus@samespace.com

I read the CNN article about Real ID yesterday, and found it  
interesting.  First, they point out that some Americans would need a  
passport "to have a picnic in a national park." While that is an  
interesting issue, "for all federal purposes" means those same  
Americans would also need a passport to do business in person with  
other federal entities such as the Social Security Administration  
offices, federal courthouses, and IRS offices.  Will they need a  
passport to pick up a registered letter at the Post Office?  I  
sincerely hope there is not an impending catch-22 with the State  
Department, since strictly speaking one should need a Real ID  
compliant card to get a passport.  All these things seem much more  
important than  "a picnic in a national park" to me.

Second, why is CNN suddenly on about a law passed 2 years ago?
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