It is the full scale implementation of the “REAL I.D. ACT”, which stands for “National Identification and Location Registration Card.” This is no longer a ’conspiracy theory’ for some future totalitarian scenario.

Your ’REAL I.D.’ will usually be your driver’s license, but if you don’t drive, this will default to a registered ‘State photo I.D.’ card. So there’s no way to avoid it unless you drop out of society completely and live isolated somewhere under a rock or something and just don’t do anything much in life anymore.  Read more…