It's Coming...More Buh-Byes To Our Civil Liberties

CNN: "Federal ID plan raises privacy concerns"

The federal government has found a way to control those "lucky" Americans who happen to live in states which "defy complying" with (or so we thought) the federal Real ID Act:

Last week, Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff told the National Conference of State Legislatures, that NEXT YEAR: If Americans don't have their "mandatory" REAL ID Cards, that they may (will) need to show their passports instead....You know, for “federal purposes” such as—for boarding domestic flights, walking into a federal building or nuclear facility, or for enjoying a picnic in a national park.

Full story at cnn.com