Religious Minorities Face Real ID Crackdown


	Religious Minorities Face Real ID Crackdown

wiccantexan

2-6-2008 8:12 PM

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religion, federal, identity, driving, photo, law

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2-6-2008 10:08 PM

BartendingBear

On more instance of BushCo running over the law.

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No television, no wedding or family photographs, and definitely no image of herself on her driver's license: That was the devout Christian life that Nebraska resident Frances Quaring was trying to lead.
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Which is why, after the state of Nebraska rejected her request for a license-without-a-photograph in the mid-1980s, Quaring sued the state in a <A href="http://www.churchstatelaw.com/cases/quaringvpeterson.asp">landmark case</A> that ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court. She won, with the justices agreeing that preserving her freedom of religion outweighed the state's interest in requiring an ID photograph.
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More than two decades after the Quaring case, approximately a dozen states now offer religious exceptions when issuing driver's licenses. But because of a federal law called the <A title="The legislation behind a national ID -- Monday, Feb 4, 2008" href="http://www.news.com/The-legislation-behind-a-national-ID/2100-1028_3-6228910.html?tag=st.nl">Real ID Act</A> that takes effect on May 11, residents of those states who have pictureless licenses could expect problems flying on commercial airliners and entering federal buildings, including some Social Security and Veterans Affairs offices.
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