REAL ID Delays Strengthened Opposition
While Washington has delayed implementing a sweeping federal law to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses, a rebellion against the program has grown. Privacy advocates say the effort could create a de facto national ID card. Meanwhile, state officials charge that complying with federal requirements will cost $11 billion and potentially double fees and waiting times for 245 million Americans whose licenses would have to be reissued starting next year.
As Bush's ID Plan Was Delayed, Coalition Formed Against It, Washington Post, February 25, 2007.
