Maine

mainer

(12,184 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2012, 08:49 AM Apr 2012

Real ID law sucks

OK, so it's now time for me to renew my Maine driver's license. I have been a tax-paying resident and driver in the great state of Maine for 22 years. I have not, up till now, had any problem renewing my license.

But now, when I go in to renew, I must bring (for the first time) my birth certificate AND proof of Maine residency, such as a utility bill with MY NAME on it. Unfortunately, all our utility bills are under my husband's name. So I'm hoping that our joint Maine state tax return will satisfy them. If not, I'm going to have to hunt around for other papers to prove what the post office, my neighbors, and my accountant already know -- that I LIVE HERE.

WTF. I hate this new law.

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Real ID law sucks (Original Post) mainer Apr 2012 OP

The new law is working as designed. RC Apr 2012 #1

And what's funny is that my old driver's license isn't proof of residency mainer Apr 2012 #2

It'd be fun to throw in the renewal notice as one of your proofs. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #6

It was that way years ago MD, well before Real ID ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #3

I honestly don't remember. eShirl Apr 2012 #5

Oh great; gotta get mine before July, AND we're moving right now. eShirl Apr 2012 #4

it is like any other law luckyleftyme2 May 2012 #7

RC

(25,592 posts)

1. The new law is working as designed.

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 08:58 AM

Apr 2012

And yeah, laws such as these suck big time, which is why we need to get the Republican sociopaths out of office and other places of power.

mainer

(12,184 posts)

2. And what's funny is that my old driver's license isn't proof of residency

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 09:04 AM

Apr 2012

Nor is the fact the department of motor vehicles mailed my renewal reminder to MY ADDRESS.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

6. It'd be fun to throw in the renewal notice as one of your proofs.

Reply to mainer (Reply #2)

Fri May 4, 2012, 01:49 PM

May 2012

REAL ID is bullshit. Don't forget to complain about it to every political poller and every campaign worker you encounter this year.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

3. It was that way years ago MD, well before Real ID

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 09:14 AM

Apr 2012

Never understood why and I seriously doubt the staff understood what I showed them

eShirl

(18,793 posts)

5. I honestly don't remember.

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:24 PM

Apr 2012

eShirl

(18,793 posts)

4. Oh great; gotta get mine before July, AND we're moving right now.

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:22 PM

Apr 2012

This is going to be "fun."

luckyleftyme2

(3,880 posts)

7. it is like any other law

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 02:15 AM

May 2012

the real id will keep the honest voter honest like the lock on your door keeps the honest neighbor out. The corrupt will simply counterfit them to continue dis-honest voting.
the culprit is the rigged voter machines,the puppet that manages to get to count votes with the real honest citizens or misplace ballots etc. these people should face a penalty that would discourage any attemp to stop or alter a voters right.
like 10 years in jail with no hope for parole -lose the right to vote for life! etc.

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