Here’s some select reading. The first 3 articles are from Bruce Schneier’s “Crypto-Gram” newsletter; the other one is an EPIC article. Enjoy.
Category: politics
Real ID Summary
Because most people are too lazy to read the bill itself, (and frankly, it’s filled with so much legalese that most people can’t understand it) here’s an honest, unbiased breakdown of the bill’s ID-relevant sections.
Goodbye, America
Goodbye, America – Hello, REAL ID. Welcome to a world where you have to PROVE your citizenship… again… and again… and again.
The Triumph of Evil
“It’s sad, but our government has become evil – and ‘all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.'” And are you “good men?”
Real ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0
Some juicy quotes from Slashdot members: “The US was founded on state rights, hence “The United States of America”. If you don’t like a state’s rules, move to another state. The federal government is heading toward “monoculturing” the US. Pretty soon we’ll be ‘Former United States of America.'”