Maryland Told It Must Comply with Federal Real ID Driver's License Act
East News • February 1, 2007
Maryland must comply with the federal Real ID Act, Transportation Secretary nominee John D. Porcari told the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The Real ID Act mandates that states verify documents ...
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Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Maryland is as Maryland Does
Posted On: February 2, 2007, 12:01 pm CST
Posted By: Josh
Comment:
I doubt the states would have standing to sue, since most unfunded mandates are written as a carrot-and-stick, not a direct mandate. They don't directly order the state to do something, that would violate federalist principles. They offer the states money to do something (e.g. interstate highway funds for tougher DUI laws).
Or, in the case of RealID, they define what a state has to do if it wants its driver's licenses to function as national ID cards. A state that chooses not to comply can still license its drivers, but those licenses won't be valid as national identity cards for boarding planes, entering federal buildings, etc.
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Maryland is as Maryland Does
Or, in the case of RealID, they define what a state has to do if it wants its driver's licenses to function as national ID cards. A state that chooses not to comply can still license its drivers, but those licenses won't be valid as national identity cards for boarding planes, entering federal buildings, etc.