>> Any LEO IN THAT STATE—but not any LEO from ANY state.
That doesn’t answer the question as to why I should be concerned about the federal government accessing information that the state government already has access to — in this case, government is government. They’re integrating databases for more comprehensive searches ... I see no problem with that.
>> Why do we suddenly need “REAL ID”, when we didn’t during WWII, or the “Cold War”. The need to identify “bad guys” was as acute then as it is today, yet no such ideas were promulgated.
With respect — no it wasn’t. Communists and Nazis weren’t threatening terrorist acts against civilians on American soil. There was certainly infiltration of operatives and sympathizers — but this is entirely different. Additionally, illegal immigration is a wholly different problem requiring a wholly different solution.
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Agreed!
Excuse me, but you need to learn some real history. Certainly the Nazis had exactly such plans, and sent in at least one team to carry them out.
"There was certainly infiltration of operatives and sympathizers — but this is entirely different.
In what way?? I submit that it is NOT different in any signficant aspect. The only difference is that the Nazis were pagans, and the Muslims are monotheists (though they "might" be considered pagans, too.
"Additionally, illegal immigration is a wholly different problem requiring a wholly different solution."
But "REAL ID" isn't it. Close the borders, build the fence, and link up employers with Social Security is all that is necessary.