(End of the American Dream)—More than 100 countries around the world have a national ID card. Now the United States has one too. Starting on May 7th, you will be asked to show a REAL ID card if you want to fly on an airplane. Once authorities have established that precedent, it is just a matter of time before a REAL ID card is required for all sorts of other things. Being forced to “show your papers” in order to exercise basic freedoms goes against everything that this nation is supposed to represent. Unfortunately, that is precisely what is about to happen once we reach the deadline on May 7th…
Due to a law passed by Congress in 2005 that has been repeatedly extended for two decades, anyone traveling on domestic flights must have the new REAL ID to get through routine security protocols and board a plane. REAL ID also allows access to some federal buildings and nuclear facilities. The deadline of May 7, 2025, now appears set and is unlikely to be extended again, with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) extending hours to help Americans obtain them.
We have now received official confirmation that there will be no more extensions of the deadline.
On Sunday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted the following message on Twitter…
“Starting on May 7, everyone needs a REAL ID, passport or another approved identification to fly. REAL ID helps ensure that travelers are who they say they are and prevents fraud by criminals, terrorists and illegal aliens. Enforcing federal law will help keep American travelers safe.”
How will this keep us safer?
TSA screenings are already way too intrusive.
Why do we need to add this additional step?
For decades, we have been giving up liberty for “more security”, and that has not made our society a better place.
In response to Noem’s announcement, former U.S. Representative Ron Paul posted the following…
“What Is Kristi Noem Doing? REAL ID is Tyrannical…Authored By The Same Author of The Patriot Act!”
Ron Paul is right.
REAL ID was wrong when it originally became law, and it is wrong now.
That is why so many states have been resisting it all these years.
A lawmaker from Maine named Laurel Libby believes that REAL ID is a “de facto national identification system”…
Collecting and storing people’s personal data increases the risk for data breaches and identity theft, she argued. She also said it acts as a “de facto national identification system,” which contradicts the principles of federalism and individual freedoms.
Nobody can really argue with this because it is true. A REAL ID card is a national ID card.
Nothing that they say is ever going to make that okay.
Now that the deadline is approaching, DMV offices all over the country are absolutely swamped as people scramble to get them in time…
From coast to coast, DMV offices are swamped.
“This is national. It’s literally chaos and mayhem around the country,” said Giannoulias. “In Florida, they’re sleeping in their cars, in tents, in front of the DMV. Other states are shutting down their systems.”
And for what? To create reams of data that former staffers who are no longer at decimated federal bureaus won’t ever look at.
“I’m not a national security expert,” said Giannoulias. “But to me, it seems an enormous waste of time and resources for this little star on your license.”
The primary reason why so many people are rushing to get REAL ID cards is so that they can continue to fly.
At this point, it is being estimated that 19 percent of all travelers nationwide are not ready for the deadline…
Washington state residents are running out of time to get REAL ID compliant, as an estimated 19% of travelers nationwide are still not ready.
Beginning May 7, U.S. residents must present a REAL ID-compliant form of identification during security screenings to board domestic flights.
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 81% of travelers nationwide are ready for REAL ID enforcement. If the requirement were to go into effect today, 500,000 travelers would not be compliant, out of the 2.5 million people screened daily. Using the same percentages at SEA Airport, which screens around 60,000 people daily, 12,000 travelers would not be REAL ID ready.
This is going to be a real mess.
And as U.S. Representative Thomas Massie has aptly pointed out, implementing a national ID card is going to do nothing to stop foreign terrorists from hijacking planes…
In a thread of messages on X, formerly Twitter, the congressman wrote on Saturday: “Real ID isn’t needed and won’t stop terrorists from hijacking planes. Most of the 9/11 hijackers held Saudi, UAE, Egyptian, or Lebanese passports. Real ID is a national standard and database of IDs that is primarily a tool for control of Americans. Trump shouldn’t enforce it.”
Then on Monday, Massie warned in another X post that the “Real ID isn’t a database. It’s proof that your physical person matches an entry in the digital database. Its power & purpose will be realized when everyone complies, but not before. This is responsive to ‘I didn’t give them much information, I’ve had one for years, why worry?’”
He nailed it.
This is a tool of control, and I really wish that more people would speak out about how wrong this is.
The good news is that there will still be at least some other forms of identification that you can use to travel by plane if you do not want to get a REAL ID card. In addition to a passport, the following are forms of identification that will be considered acceptable…
- State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
- Permanent resident card
- Border crossing card
- An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETCs).
- HSPD-12 PIV card
- Foreign government-issued passport
- Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation worker identification credential
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential
- Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
Between now and May 7th, we need to have millions of Americans flooding our leaders in Washington D.C. with phone calls and emails.
If we don’t speak up now, they are going to cross this line.
And once they cross this line, it will just be a matter of time before they cross the next one.
Benjamin Franklin once made the following statement: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Over the past several decades, they have taken so much liberty away from us. Are you okay with them taking even more?
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OMG!!!! Could you be more alarmist? First of all, it’s not a national ID. It is a state ID that meets certain federally mandated anti-counterfeiting requirements. And you don’t have to obtain one. You always have a choice. Are you an active or retired member of the armed forces? Then you have one. Federal civilian employee? Yep, you have one. Passport? Yep, you probably already have one. state driver license? Guess what. You probably already have a REAL ID.
The deadline I care about is the one that says without citizen verified voter ID you cannot vote i any upcoming elections.
So, how is this going to make anything safer? It was designed to track citizens and that’s about it. Brought to you by “W”. The more time passes, the more I’m sorry he was president.