Aug 06 2009
Will Congress Repeal the Real ID Act
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The Real ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act was introduced last Friday in the House of Representatives. Proposed by Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee, the bill seeks to nullify the Real ID Act’s remaking of states driver’s licenses into national identity cards. Attached to an Iraq war/ Tsunami relief supplemental bill, the Real ID Act was passed …
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