Motorists Are Going To See Costs Skyrocket For Driver's Licenses

Who's going to ultimately finance the Real ID Act? We are, and not with tax dollars but with real out of your pocket every year money. Pure genius on Big Brother's Part here as soon you will pay for the means of your own tracking device, and the cost is going to be "Outrageous".

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Governors: Drivers License Costs to Soar
Monday, July 18, 2005 2:34 AM EDT
The Associated Press
By ROBERT TANNER

In the name of homeland security, motorists are going to see costs skyrocket for driver's licenses and motor vehicle offices forced to operate like local branches of the FBI, the nation's governors warn.

The new federal law squeezed this spring into an $82 billion spending bill had Republican and Democrat governors fuming at their summer meeting here, and vowing to bring their complaints to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a Monday meeting.

"It's outrageous to pass this off on the states," said Republican Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, incoming chairman of the National Governors Association. "You're essentially asking the front-line clerks at the DMV to become an INS agent and a law enforcement agent."

The law that passed in June goes beyond an earlier law that sought to standardize state driver's licenses, requiring that states verify license applicants are American citizens or legal residents.

"This is going to drive the cost of driver's licenses for ordinary folks through the roof," said Democrat Tom Vilsack of Iowa. "I think it's going to drive people crazy."

The law would demand skills of motor vehicle office clerks far beyond what is currently expected, governors said.