August 14, 2009 12:47PM # Governor Daniels: “Disingenuous” About ID Requirements By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) --- SHARE The *Journal Gazette* in Fort Wayne, Indiana [takes Governor Mitch Daniels (R) to task](http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090814/EDIT07/308149945/1147/EDIT07) for claiming that the burdensome identification requirements he’s implementing in the state are required by federal law. Many states across the country have refused to participate in the REAL ID Act, preserving their citizens’ privacy and tax dollars. Not Governor Daniels, and in a recent press release he [misstated federal identification requirements](http://www.in.gov/portal/news_events/41390.htm) while acting as if he’s helpless to do anything about them. Says the *Journal Gazette*: “\[B\]laming the federal government for non-existent requirements is disingenuous. If the governor wants Hoosiers to take extra steps to prove their identity, he should say so himself.” ##### Related Tags [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).