US unveils new driver's license rules

[Analogman]

WASHINGTON - Americans born after Dec. 1, 1964, will have to get more secure driver's licenses in the next six years under ambitious post-9/11 security rules to be unveiled Friday by federal officials.

 

The Homeland Security Department has spent years crafting the final regulations for the REAL ID Act, a law designed to make it harder for terrorists, illegal immigrants and con artists to get government-issued identification. The effort once envisioned to take effect in 2008 has been pushed back in the hopes of winning over skeptical state officials.

 

Even with more time, more federal help and technical advances, REAL ID still faces stiff opposition from civil liberties groups.

 

To address some of those concerns, the government now plans to phase in a secure ID initiative that Congress passed into law in 2005. Now, DHS plans a key deadline in 2011

[ikol]

That sucks.

[mountain bed]

After 12/1/64? w00t!

[Analogman]

I just became legal not to long ago. The last time I got an ID - was in 1987. I wonder if they are going to have 666 stamped on them?

[Wendy]

Well, there's another perk to being over 50.

[cryptique]

Well, there's another perk to being over 50.

That perk only lasts for three years or so ... after which you'll have to get one of these things too.

[Lammycat]

I still think it'd be easier if we were all made to have bar codes tatooed on our necks, but this'll do.

[viatroy]

I still think it'd be easier if we were all made to have bar codes tatooed on our necks, but this'll do.

 

 

that's next.

[Wendy]

That perk only lasts for three years or so ... after which you'll have to get one of these things too.

You and your math. Thanks for bringing me down, man.

 

And PS - they don't think my demographic is scary at all! Yours, however, is suspicious.

[jhh4321]

My Mom is a Danish citizen but lives in the states. She recently had to get a new green card to comply with "Homeland Security Regulations." I had a look at it and the amount of security measures on that thing is scary. Holograms and watermark type things everywhere, micro-sized portraits of every american president running across the bottom. The whole thing kind of freaked me out when I saw it.

[bjorn_skurj]

micro-sized portraits of every american president running across the bottom.

Really? Wo.

[Lammycat]

micro-sized portraits of every american president running across the bottom.

Even the ones who weren't technically "elected?"

[jhh4321]

Even the ones who weren't technically "elected?"

 

That was my first question after seeing that as well but it was hard to tell, they are really small.

[MrRain422]

So no one born before 1964 can be a terrorist?

[cryptique]

So no one born before 1964 can be a terrorist?

The gubmint just figures they're at least three years behind on their terrorizing.

[ikol]

Bin Laden was born before 1964.

[cryptique]

Bin Laden was born before 1964.

[Lammycat]

Bin Laden was born before 1964.

So was Bush.

 

KAPOW!

[yermom]

Y'know they scan your ID if you buy cigarettes now? "To make sure it's not fake." Still creepy.

[embiggen]

I would prefer a microchip implanted into the 7th cervical vertebra. or thoracic 1. either one is fine.

[Tweedling]

I would prefer a microchip implanted into the 7th cervical vertebra. or thoracic 1. either one is fine.

posterior or anterior?

[PigSooie]

Watch it, buster.

[Duck-Billed Catechist]

So did you guys ever figure out if you work for competing companies, or what?

[OOO]

one would imagine most terrorists have blown themselves up by age 50. Also, I'm moving to canada. And by that I mean, getting one of these IDs and grumbling a little about it in line.

[Tweedling]

So did you guys ever figure out if you work for competing companies, or what?

I didn't know we were trying to figure that out. But I'm sure we do.

 

Who do you work for, PigSooie?

 

I just saw the Memphis location......MSD?