The Real ID Act started off as H.R. 418, which passed the House[1] and went stagnant. Representative James Sensenbrenner (R) of Wisconsin, the author of the original Real ID Act, then attached it as a rider on a military spending bill (H.R. 1268). The House of Representatives passed that spending bill with the Real ID rider 368-58[2], and the Senate passed the joint House-Senate conference report on that bill 100-0.[3]. President Bush signed it into law on May 11, 2005[4].
Author of REALID: Jim Sensenbrenner
(Wikipedia)
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Sensenbrenner NewSpeak:
"NewSpeak": A language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” in the novel 1984 (1949) by George Orwell : propagandistic
language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings
"Voluntary": When you are getting mugged, you are voluntarily
giving away your money.
"National ID card": Since REALID is Federally controlled
but the IDs are issued by the states, REALID is not a National ID card.
"Optional": If you want to travel you have the option of
flying and complying with REALID or swimming to Europe.
"Federal ID purposes":
Anything that the Federal Government decides.
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