http://haverkamp.com/taxonomy/term/338/0 en http://haverkamp.com/2008/04/23/ncsl-calls-on-congress-to-repeal-real-id <p><a href="http://www.ncsl.org/statefed/RealID040408.htm">NCSL Supports The Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>However, lacking the full policy and financial commitment of the federal government to ensure the success of the state-federal partnership needed to make REAL ID possible, NCSL now calls upon Congress to repeal REAL ID and reinstate the negotiated rule-making process. This approach will achieve our shared goals for security in a manner that respects states’ rights, privacy protections, and fiscal responsibility.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:s717:">S.717</a>, which I <a href="http://haverkamp.com/2006/12/13/american-civil-liberties-union-aclu-lauds-akaka-sununu-real-id-fix-bill-says-additional-privacy-and-civil-liberties-s">previously covered</a> in its 2006 form, would bring back the negotiated rulemaking and return to the states the authority to preserve their own privacy regimes.</p> <p>Keep your fingers crossed.</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://techliberation.com/2008/04/23/ncsl-calls-for-repeal-of-real-id/">Jim Harper</a>.)</p> http://haverkamp.com/2008/04/23/ncsl-calls-on-congress-to-repeal-real-id#comment Law ncsl privacy real_id Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:44:24 -0500 gregh 617 at http://haverkamp.com