And you thought we were just paranoid lefties

Told ya so. So, will this be the event on which historians will look back and say, "you know -- the United States of America had a great concept, and it worked well for over 200 years. But apathy among the people, and greed by its leaders resulted in the passage of what was then called the 'Real ID Act,' thus signaling the beginning of the end of one of the greatest governing documents in man's history -- the Constitution of the United States of America."

They Really Are Watching You / Ready for your own all-new, sinister ID card, courtesy of Homeland Security? Shudder: "The new law will, according to the Wired News story linked above, require everyone to hand over not one, not two, but fully four types of documentation to renew their driver's license, such as a photo ID, a birth certificate, proof that their Social Security number is legit and something that validates their home address, like a phone bill. DMV employees will then have to verify the documents against giant teeming federal databases and store the documents and a digital photo of you in a database. Isn't that fun? Doesn't that sound gratifying?
What's more, the card's design plan includes multiple openings for the Homeland Security Department to add on whatever features they deem necessary, with or without your knowledge, consent or who the hell cares what you think because we do what we want now please shut the hell up and quit asking questions. "