Why is lack of Real ID an issue if you have a passport or don’t fly?
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Anonymous
| Seems like some are concerned about the fact only 40% of Virginians have Real ID. I don’t see why this is a problem except for people who don’t have a passport or who want to fly. What is the issue? |
Anonymous
It's an issue because Real ID requires a lot more documentation about who you are and where you live. The government wants that information. |
Anonymous
| It’s not an issue. Just get a passport and the passport card. Now you’ve got three forms of ID you can travel with. |
Anonymous
Because 50% of Americans don't have a passport. My guess is rates in VA are slightly higher, but that still means 25% of state residents don't have an ID they can use for flying or entering some federal facilities. |
Anonymous
? The information required for the Real ID are government documents. I didn't tell them anything they didn't already know. OP - it's an issue because even people who never fly, might need to suddenly. My mom was on one flight my entire childhood and that was to fly for a funeral. |
Anonymous
I have real ID and a passsport, but if I didn’t, I don’t see why it would matter unless I wanted to fly. For every day life, my regular drivers license (or state ID) would suffice. I don’t know why a lack of real Id is an issue. |
Anonymous
That situation has not moved the needle for a friend and my FIL who are afraid of flying. Weddings and funerals did not change issues. My spouse was hospitalized. Did not move the needle. I know others like this. For some it is a cost issue. Others a hassle issue. I hear what you’re saying but these people don’t need real id. |
Anonymous
| Until the SAVE act passes and none of them can vote... |
Anonymous
| I have a passport. I have no intention of getting a REAL ID. |
Anonymous
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Voting. You wanna make elderly poor folks get the docs to get a passport so they can vote?
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Anonymous
Voting is not a federal action. It's a state/local action. States send legislators to Congress and Electors to the Electoral College. As 17:14 said, it's not an issue. This whole REAL ID thing is nonsense. If it were actually about security and safety, the government would not have taken 18 years to enforce it. |
Anonymous
| I have a passport and just yesterday went to set up an appointment to get a Real ID because I just moved and need to change my driver's license address anyway. I don't want to have to remember my passport when I fly domestic. But it was impossible to make an appointment, something kept going wrong, and the DMV website told me I have to call them. Well, it was the weekend and I couldn't. I gave up and I'm not going to bother with it. I'm in VA fwiw. |
Anonymous
Oh gosh. Good point. |
Anonymous
I might try again--I had no problem booking an appointment online for mine. May have just been a glitchy day? |
Anonymous
| I made an appointment and then canceled it when I learned that it wouldn't change the expiration date. I'll do it in 2026, when my current license expires. Until then, I have a passport |