• DoomBot5@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    5 months ago

    There are non-driver IDs that are equivalent to a driver’s license, but don’t allow you to drive. The real issue is that these are state IDs. We don’t have any national form of ID besides SSN and passport

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      5 months ago

      Yay for “RealID”? Let’s take the worst of both worlds: state issued ID that has to be compliant as a federal ID and be backed by data infrastructure to agglomerate it all to effectively a national ID

      • DoomBot5@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        5 months ago

        Yet here we are, delayed by 5 years to even require it as a valid ID for flying. So many wins with this system.