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Monday, February 23, 2009
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Stopping Real ID in Wisconsin

A little birdie has told me that State Representative Molepske (D) is passing a round a bill (1478) looking for co-sponsors.  It is entitled "Restrictions and Limitations on Implementation of the Federal REAL ID Act".  There are already 11 states which have passed laws barring implementation of Real ID in their respective states, and at least 20 others with legislation pending on the matter.

If enough states rise up and resist the Federal Government's unconstitutional push into a matter which is clearly a state matter, then its quite possible they will decide to repeal the act, rather than risk losing in a court battle and setting a precedent.

Call your state representative and tell them to get on board.  For a summary on why Real ID will make us less secure from terrorists and identity thieves, please check out this earlier post, as well as this excellent article from security expert Bruce Schneier.

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Monday, February 23, 2009 3:12:01 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Will it even matter soon? Once the government decides that they want it, and/or we have another terrorist attack, it will be implemented to "protect" us. Whether we want that protection or not.
Monday, March 02, 2009 7:53:07 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
If it gets repealed, how do we go about getting our $10 back from the state? ($10 added to the driver's license fee to pay for implementing Real ID)
Joel
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