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Caveat_Emptor in Centreville, Virginia 48 months ago |
The Real ID Act of 2005. Have you heard of it? The likely answer is no. It rode it's way through congress on the back side of an emergency spending bill for the war on terror and tsunami relief with little debate (none in the senate). It does not even appear in the bill's title. It does not even appear in the bill's mission statement: "An Act Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes." www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-1268 The "other purposes" are called the Real ID Act of 2005.5 It's coming fast. It's late in the game. In Virginia we have less than 30 days to pass anti-Real ID legislation for this year. If you don't know anything about this issue you should read about it and make up your mind fast. 17 other states have rejected Real ID, and 22 more have introduced legislation in an attempt to do the same. Virginia is right now trying to join the 22 in introducing legislation. Senator Hanger has proposed legislation which is key to blocking Real ID in Virginia - SB492 Numerous groups from all over the political, professional, and religious spectrum oppose Real ID. The problem is that not enough people know about it, and it is sliding right in behind our backs. Contact your Senator! "I reject the federal Real ID Act. I support Senate Bill 492, please vote to pass Senator Hanger's bill!"
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