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[quote=Anonymous]And another:

"The California DMV denied me a Real ID today because I am not a homeowner. Sounds weird, right? Let me explain.

To get a Real ID you have to prove where you live. Fair enough. I brought my rental lease, which was listed as a valid document. Although it stated my name and physical address, that wasn't good enough.

I also brought my contract with the United States Postal Service, which has my physical address on file, stating my mailbox number and address. Even though the name exactly matched my ID on both the post office contract and the rental agreement, this still wasn't good enough.

Because I live in an area considered "rural" by the post office, I cannot have mail delivered directly to my home. Instead, I must use the post office.

The DMV said that federal law requires people to have documentation verifying BOTH their physical address AND post office box on ONE document. The only documents that satisfy this requirement are utility bills. Many tenants, like me, don't pay utility bills directly. Only my landlord gets utility bills.

So I was denied a Real ID because I live in a rural area and am not a homeowner.

As an American citizen, I am quite concerned about this.

I have an apartment, which means I'm doing better than a lot of people. Should housing status be used to determine whether you can get an ID? Is that Constitutional? Should it be?"
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