[holymoly]

Well since you appear to be quoting me I did read it and maybe I'm missing something, could tell me what's changed? Are you or are you not already required to prove who you are when boarding an airplane or entering a federal building?

There are privacy concerns raised by the following section(s), which you probably skimmed past:

(d) Other Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall adopt the following practices in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards:

(1) Employ technology to capture digital images of identity source documents so that the images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable format.

(2) Retain paper copies of source documents for a minimum of 7 years or images of source documents presented for a minimum of 10 years.

These, of course, are the sections which cause concern to civil liberties and gun-rights groups. I share their concern.

I do not object to providing added documentation while renewing my license. However, I do object to having my private documents, etc. info copied & retained for 7-10 years, and spread across the country.

I also strenuously object to this legislation because it appears to do nothing to solve the problem of illegal immigration. No deportation, no nothing. They just can't get a drivers' license. Big deal.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Some of those requirements like facial recognition are already taking place in NY when getting a license and have been for a while. Probably other states are doing it as well and sharing the information when looking for deadbeats or criminal suspects. I'm not saying it's something I necessarily am in favor of only that much of this is already going on and now the federal government is mandating all states do it uniformly.