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Martin68

(26,746 posts)
23. Oh, c'mon. It's no big deal. Just as easy as getting a driver's license. We've had years to get one.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 02:53 PM
Nov 20

You are inventing a non-issue. Are you against driving licenses too? Passports? What's the difference?

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At this point if you dont have one, its on you. Callie1979 Nov 20 #1
Really? OldBaldy1701E Nov 20 #2
It took 3 tries before I got mine.. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 20 #6
That's another thing. OldBaldy1701E Nov 20 #29
Three times denied for me. slightlv Nov 20 #9
Its been the law for 20 YEARS. You dont have a drivers license or State ID? Callie1979 Nov 20 #25
I suspect the final reason is more... class-based. OldBaldy1701E Nov 20 #28
What a messed up state! I'm in GA. When my old one renewed, I had my "star" Callie1979 Nov 20 #34
I'm so sorry this is happening. yardwork Nov 20 #35
The law to implement this was passed in 2005 Jose Garcia Nov 20 #8
More than a dozen years! forthemiddle Nov 20 #20
Why not go full fucking Nazi? hunter Nov 20 #3
Oh, c'mon. It's no big deal. Just as easy as getting a driver's license. We've had years to get one. Martin68 Nov 20 #23
We don't live in a nation with a trustworthy government. hunter Nov 20 #27
It is an issue. OrwellwasRight Nov 20 #31
I got a passport last summer. You need a birth cetificate with your parents' names otherwise they twodogsbarking Nov 20 #4
I dont have a passport. slightlv Nov 20 #10
It is tempting but all of my stuff is here. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #11
Yeah, and if you're like me, it's TOO much stuff! (LOL) slightlv Nov 20 #15
I have enough stuff to get a booth at the local antique store. It is a semi-co-op if there is such a thing. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #16
I always carry my US passport FakeNoose Nov 20 #5
"The PA drivers license / Real ID shows a scribble that doesn't look like my real signature" BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #7
Sure it never occurred to me that children would have the same problem FakeNoose Nov 20 #14
"we all complain about having to sign on those little computer screens." BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #18
I never actually sign. I just execute a random squiggle. Martin68 Nov 20 #22
"I never actually sign. I just execute a random squiggle." BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #24
The sad thing is when I do that it looks just like my signature. Callie1979 Nov 20 #26
Remember the conundrum of one of Obama's Treasury Secretaries BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #32
Same here! Martin68 Nov 21 #44
It's OK to do that when the document is something you can scrutinize later FakeNoose Nov 20 #33
I've realized that I can't vote by mail in my state. yardwork Nov 20 #36
Yes thank you - that's an even better example FakeNoose Nov 20 #37
No need for real id Old Crank Nov 20 #12
"No need for real id...Unless you want to fly." BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #13
So is Social Security. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 20 #30
$18 is better than being turned away at the TSA checkpoint. maxsolomon Nov 20 #17
"Everyone: please get a passport." BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #19
Everyone has had plenty of time to get one. We've had our for years. This is a non-issue. Martin68 Nov 20 #21
That's true, except that Pennsylvania finally adopted the Real-ID only recently FakeNoose Nov 21 #40
Well, that's on PA for delaying implementation. I'm glad it worked out for most people in the end. Martin68 Nov 21 #43
I've had a Passport for 50+ years so there is no reason for me to get RealID. Raftergirl Nov 20 #38
It's kind of stupid Justice Nov 20 #39
The records are all archived in separate databases FakeNoose Nov 21 #41
How many J6er's have Real ID's? I'd bet MOST of them. Those fuckers are TERRORISTS Bengus81 Nov 21 #42
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