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RealID delayedOpposition to the law is
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Now this shows promise. People don't like the idea of RealID.
Thursday's draft regulations arrive amid a groundswell of opposition to the Real ID Act from privacy groups, libertarians and state officials. On Wednesday, the National Governors Association endorsed a bill by Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, that would reduce Homeland Security's power to order states to comply with the law. The draft rules, which are not final and will be subject to a public comment period, also include a more detailed estimate of how much it will cost to comply. The National Conference of State Legislatures and other state groups estimated last year that states will have to spend more than $11 billion. But Homeland Security says the total cost--including the cost to individuals--will be $23.1 billion over a 10-year period. The Department of Homeland INSecurity extended the deadline, but more and more states are having none of it. The whole situation is shaping up nicely. What happens when Congress passes a law but all the states say NO? We're not quite to that point, but we are getting close. 
Posted: Fri - March 2, 2007 at 05:12 AM
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