Not a lot to say. I do not share the rage and fear around this issue that a lot of my peers do; on some level I think it might even create a more progressive identification policy for backwards states, dragged kicking and screaming towards some more progressive national standard.
I know it's a few years off, but it is sobering to know that the "over 50 exception" applies to me. Quite honestly the first time I ever felt old.
The over-50 exemption was created to give states more time to get everyone new licenses, and officials say the risk of someone in that age group being a tërrorist, illegal immigrant or con artist is much less. By 2017, even those over 50 must have a REAL ID-compliant card to board a plane.
Also, I feel powerful. I mean, I still feel fully capable of acts of civil (and uncivil) disobedience. So to know that Homeland Security is watching me a little less closely than others feels vaguely comforting.
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