I went all out and got NYS's version of Real ID, the Enhanced DL. The documents I had to present were Old. Looked like they were made by Grade School children (especially my Birth Certificate). My SS card is from the 1960's.
But now I can get on an airplane and gmo to Canada or Mexico! Woo Hoo!
more democrat screaming because Trump won… We the People know voter fraud is widespread. if you are already registered no problem. im tired of this shiite and we only a couple months in..
I found out the hard way that one of the acceptable documents for getting a Real ID is a social security card -- but only if it isn't laminated. My graduate school used social security numbers as ID numbers (back in the 1970s) and at the time I thought it would mean my SSN card would be carried a lot, so I laminated it. Oops. Had to get something else with a social security number on it; I think I ended up using a pay stub or a tax return. Grumble.
It is not terribly hard to get a replacement card. If yours is still laminated, might be a good idea to get a fresh one. If I remember correctly it will include a trip to a SS office, so take that into account when considering the convenience.
Even if a woman needed her birth certificate but has since gotten married and taken her husband's last name, a BC in tandem with a copy of the marriage license/application will work most places. (Plus, how DARE they assume this only applies to women!?!? Some men take their wives' names. And I personally know a young couple who, when they got married, kept neither of their family names and chose their own new last name.)
And if a person got their name legally changed (without getting married), they would just need their BC with their old name, and the legal name-change decree with their old and new names.
And that's just if someone decided to be picky about it and demand ALL relevant documents. As said in the OP, there are other avenues and documents that can be submitted as proof of identity -- it doesn't HAVE to be a birth certificate.
None of this is nearly as difficult as the reporters want to make it. OTOH, legally buying a gun is not nearly as easy or question-free as they want to make it. It's almost like there's an agenda to be served, or something....
"voter fraud, though research has consistently showed that such incidents are exceedingly rare and not a significant factor in American elections."
Note the weasel wording: what "research"?, "exceedingly rare", "significant factor". Anytime someone starts using the weasel words, you can be certain that they are trying to blow smoke up your ass.
NPR is actually quite reliable.
It's just, you need to be careful about what in particular you're relying on.
I went all out and got NYS's version of Real ID, the Enhanced DL. The documents I had to present were Old. Looked like they were made by Grade School children (especially my Birth Certificate). My SS card is from the 1960's.
But now I can get on an airplane and gmo to Canada or Mexico! Woo Hoo!
more democrat screaming because Trump won… We the People know voter fraud is widespread. if you are already registered no problem. im tired of this shiite and we only a couple months in..
It is all screaming because Trump won.
Just today, I saw a bumper sticker that said "Hands off Greenland!"
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Like the individual with the sticker could have pointed to Greenland on a map a week ago??
I found out the hard way that one of the acceptable documents for getting a Real ID is a social security card -- but only if it isn't laminated. My graduate school used social security numbers as ID numbers (back in the 1970s) and at the time I thought it would mean my SSN card would be carried a lot, so I laminated it. Oops. Had to get something else with a social security number on it; I think I ended up using a pay stub or a tax return. Grumble.
It is not terribly hard to get a replacement card. If yours is still laminated, might be a good idea to get a fresh one. If I remember correctly it will include a trip to a SS office, so take that into account when considering the convenience.
Never underestimate the value of the 'victim' card.
Even if a woman needed her birth certificate but has since gotten married and taken her husband's last name, a BC in tandem with a copy of the marriage license/application will work most places. (Plus, how DARE they assume this only applies to women!?!? Some men take their wives' names. And I personally know a young couple who, when they got married, kept neither of their family names and chose their own new last name.)
And if a person got their name legally changed (without getting married), they would just need their BC with their old name, and the legal name-change decree with their old and new names.
And that's just if someone decided to be picky about it and demand ALL relevant documents. As said in the OP, there are other avenues and documents that can be submitted as proof of identity -- it doesn't HAVE to be a birth certificate.
None of this is nearly as difficult as the reporters want to make it. OTOH, legally buying a gun is not nearly as easy or question-free as they want to make it. It's almost like there's an agenda to be served, or something....
"voter fraud, though research has consistently showed that such incidents are exceedingly rare and not a significant factor in American elections."
Note the weasel wording: what "research"?, "exceedingly rare", "significant factor". Anytime someone starts using the weasel words, you can be certain that they are trying to blow smoke up your ass.