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Senator Hillary Clinton
From Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh, "Technology
Voters' Guide: Hillary Clinton," CNET News.com, Jan. 2, 2008.
"I believe we need to seriously re-examine
Real ID and make changes that take into account legitimate concerns
raised by states. I have long expressed concern with the Real ID
Act, dating back to its initial consideration in the Senate in the
spring of 2005.
"Had there been an opportunity to properly consider
this legislation, it would have been revealed that the Real ID Act
imposes dramatic new burdens on our states and substantially changes
our immigration and asylum laws in ways that deserve critical
examination.
"Among other things, Real ID's driver's license
provisions impose a massive unfunded mandate on states, while
ignoring our broken immigration system.
"But there never was an opportunity to consider it
properly. Senate Republicans brought this legislation up for a vote
without holding hearings or engaging in serious debate, and by
tacking it on to an emergency spending bill for our troops. By
employing these tactics, Republicans revealed that they were
determined to bulldoze this law through without serious discussion.
"I support a comprehensive review of Real ID to
determine whether its various ID provisions make sense in light of
our very real security needs and the challenges facing our states."
Senator Barack Obama
From Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh, "Technology
Voters' Guide: Barack Obama," CNET News.com, Jan. 2, 2008.
"I do not support the Real ID program because it is an unfunded
mandate, and not enough work has been done with the states to help
them implement the program."
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