It's everywhere, and yet...

There's beginning to be a steady trickle of articles in newspapers and buzz in the blogosphere about Real ID, but hardly enough to make the issues related to the Real ID Act be heard. In fact, today a survey was released (as reported here, for example) showing that Americans support "uniform license standards" with follow-up questions showing that 44% would approve of a national biometrics ID card. Ahhh, but there's a big difference between "A" card and "THE" card as proposed by the Real ID Act, let alone that Real ID is far more than uniform license standards.

This is where we all come in to play. As legislation opposing Real ID works its way through many states (you can keep track of what's going on in the states on the ACLU's handy interactive, Real Nightmare state map), we all need to keep the discussion focused on the issues in play, many of which are discussed in our talking points. As our group and others like us keep growing, it's key to make sure the discussions stay on track, so that we can be the signal that rises above the noise.