The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
    • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      2 days ago

      They always do it in smaller steps. Anyone who has watched society for the last 20 years sees the same pattern over and over again.

      At some point they simply remove passports.

  • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Bullshit. They’ve been telling me for years I won’t be able to fly. Then it happened.

    But I’m still able to fly without a real ID I’m just “potentially going through extra screening”. I fly twice a month. That extra screening? “You know you need to get a real id, eventually you won’t be able to fly without it”

    Or they give me a “Scarlett letter” which is a big red piece of paper stating I don’t have a real ID and tell me to keep it on me. I’ve never been asked for it. It’s a guilt trip on a slip. They want me to feel outcast. I saw a guy clutching his through security last week and I was like dude just throw it out. It’s literally printed by the thousands, it’s not official in any way.

    I’m sure eventually it’ll happen but until it does I’m not renewing my perfectly valid id I paid extra for to not renew as soon as 3 years. Which I got 2 years ago.

  • velindora@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I dunno how I feel about this. I have one, because it was what they offered when I got my license. I don’t recall what I had to do to “prove” I was real.

    • plateee@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Typically it’s your birth certificate, Social Security card, and two forms of proof of residency (utility bills, etc).

      Unless you’re married/divorced with a name that doesn’t match your birth certificate - then you get the added requirement of a marriage certificate/other proof of name change.