Getting Real?

On the front page of the business section in the Oklahoman news paper it has a picture of the REAL ID and asks "Getting real" Below is what part of the article stated;

"Oklahoma is one of the 17 states opposing the REAL ID Act, which was spurred by the 9/11 commission and requires states to comply with a set of standards for issuing driver's licenses and personal identification cards.
Although the deadline of compliance is not until Dec. 31, 2009 states have until May 11 to agree to comply with the act or face the threat of their IDs not being accepted at airports." "That means there will be delays," said Stewart Baker, assistant secretary of policy for the Department of Homeland Security. "If you have a passport it is no problem, but we are not allowed to accept a drivers license that is not REAL ID"

Imagine that. Why won't they take a STATE issued Drivers License? Why do they need a FEDERAL passport or a NATIONAL ID? Can you really believe this is not a "control" thing?

Rep. Charles Key said, "The first issue for many of us is whether it's unconstitutional for the federal government to say, 'OK, you are going to have to do X,'" He said the act is another way for the government to dictate and control the Nation.

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Estimated cost for the nation is 3.9 Billion;
Estimated cost for Oklahoma would 8 Million;