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The bill you see online....

Is not the bill being voted on. HR 4844 was amended in committee and made harsher. We are not overstating the case. You would need a photo ID that also attests to your citizenship -- and the only document that fits that bill for most people is a passport. It assumes that the Real ID will eventually take on that task, but the Dept. of Homeland Security has yet to determine what exactly the Real ID is.

Barbara Burt, Common Cause Election Reform Team Leader

by Barb Burt on Mon Sep 18, 2006 at 09:03:29 PM EST
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Waste of time

that's all it can be, then. There's no way either of those ID options (everyone getting passports or the implementation of the Real ID) could be accomplished, regardless of the flawed idea.

I can't imagine this having a chance at passing, but I'll call anyway.

Thanks for clarifying what came out of committee.

by BonaDea on Mon Sep 18, 2006 at 10:10:10 PM EST
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