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Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official

55. S 2393, 110th Cong., 1st sess. (November 16,

Purposes; Proposed Rule," Federal Register 72, no. 46

2007).

(March 9, 2007): 10,819, http://a257.g.akamai tech.

56. HR 4459, 110th Cong, 1st sess. (December 12,

net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo

2007).

.gov/2007/07-1009.htm.

57. Anne Broache, "DHS: Real ID Could Help

51. Department of Homeland Security, "Regulatory

Shut Down Meth Labs," CNet NewsBlog, January

Evaluation, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, REAL

16, 2008, http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9

ID," Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37, RIN:

851813-7.html.

1601-AA37, Docket Number DHS-2006-0030 (Feb-

ruary 28, 2007), p. 3.

58. Alas, this expansion would not protect the

country from terrorism. Assuming terrorists aim

52. "Alabama Puts Brakes on License Notification,"

to sap the economy and vitality of the United

Decatur Daily News, October7, 2005, http://legacy.

States, they could do very well by serially attacking

decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051007/lice

non-ID-controlled targets, even with backpack

nse.shtml.

bombings. If the United States were induced to

53. Philip Webster, "25 Million Exposed to Risk of

further "secure" infrastructure through ID checks,

ID Fraud," Times (London), November 21, 2007,

inconveniencing each of the 240 million licensed

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/arti

drivers in the United States to show ID by just one

cle2910705.ece.

minute per week would cost society over $4 billion

per year in lost time alone (assumed value: $20/

54. Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Ordinance 2006-18:

hour)--a net present cost of $57 billion (assuming

Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance § 5.

7 percent interest).

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