Governors Worry Over Cost of National ID Card
Members of the National Governors Assn. meeting in Des Moines warned that states and consumers would bear much of the burden for a terrorism-driven push to turn driver’s licenses into a national ID card.
“It’s a huge problem,” said Democrat Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania. He said it would cost his state $100 million-plus to restructure motor vehicle offices to respond to a new federal law called the REAL ID Act.
“It has become a national ID card. It’s a terrible idea for the states to do it,” said Republican Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, new chairman of the association.
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