Sunday, April 22, 2007

They want to make the Costanza wallet bigger?

The Real ID Act will come into force next year unless Congress takes action to alter the law, but it won't happen without opposition from the very states charged with implementing it. That's bad news for the bill's supporters, who argue that Real ID will make it easier to fight crime and catch terrorists, but the growing surge of momentum against the law is sweet music to the ears of libertarians, civil-liberties organizations, and budget-conscious state officials.

A Real ID revolt? (ars technica)