This makes me happy because I lean towards the crazy ramblings of conspiracy theorists and I think only bad things will come from a national ID card. Between my passport, Driver’s License, Staff ID badge, marriage license, Social Security card, Credit Cards, etc.,…is it really that hard to tell who I am? And whether or not I’m a threat to national security? Well, the proponents of the national ID card say that the 9/11 bombers used Virginia Driver’s Licenses to board the planes, so we need higher ID security. I get that. I really do. But I don’t think that a national ID card will be anymore effective in stopping airplane hijackings than a state driver’s license.

Anyways, the other stipulation that Wired’s article mentions is that (before pushing the deadline back another year) effective Jan. 1 persons would not be able to board any airplanes with a driver’s license if their state did not comply with the Real ID program. Craziness. Well, I’m just happy that it has been delayed again and hopefully (from my point of view) it will never come into existence.