President Bush (...) is expected to sign the bill into law this month. Its backers, including the Bush administration, say it's needed to stop illegal immigrants from obtaining drivers' licenses. When the act's mandates take effect in May 2008, Americans will be required to obtain federally approved ID cards with "machine readable technology" that abides by Department of Homeland Security specifications. Anyone without such an ID card will be effectively prohibited from traveling by air or Amtrak, opening a bank account, or entering federal buildings.

Critics, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, say lawmakers slipped the Real ID Act into the relatively uncontroversial spending bill in order to avoid a congressional debate over the ID measure.

US National ID Card Scam...a reality :(

They are being so overt about this type of shit (fucking citizens and privacy under the guise of security) that I am questioning whether or not they are trying to drive intelligent people out of the country.

I can write my words and thoughts, and thats all great, until I become 1 of the 138.