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susinpgh t1_iycvo1l wrote

Reply to comment by pa_bourbon in I’m having issues getting my REAL ID license…please help? by thedragonsleeps

TBH, I think the Real ID federal requirements are bullshit. It cost me >$75 to get the paperwork together for Real ID; I had to for my job so that I could travel. But for some low-income individuals, this can be a real burden. So they can't get into a federal building to conduct necessary business? That's hardly equitable.

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Ham_Ahoy t1_iycxs7f wrote

Passports are roughly the same cost with better benefits.

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pa_bourbon t1_iycxfl2 wrote

There is a program in PA to get a free ID.

https://www.dot.state.pa.us/public/DVSPubsForms/BDL/BDL%20Fact%20Sheets/FS-HomelessID.pdf

It does say that the $30 real ID fee cannot be waived though. I suspect that has something to do with the checks and verifications that happen that require system fees to process.

It’s not perfect but the federal government has decided that certain federal activities require an ID that has tougher standards to obtain. The alternate choice is to not participate in those activities. The federal law has been in place since 2005. Pennsylvania was one of the last states to hold out. That’s because the Republicans that ran the state legislature through that time were all grand conspiracy theorists.

The other poster that I replied to said Florida IDs comply. That’s because even bat shit crazy conspiracy Florida land decided to comply with the law in the period while Pennsylvania was still holding out since 2005.

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susinpgh t1_iycydkl wrote

It cost me money to get my birth certificate and marriage license from out of state. The program you mention is only for the homeless.

My point is that it is a bullshit law imposed by the federal government and that it is inequitable, placing an undue burden on low income citizens.

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