| − | Shortly after the [[Attacks on September 11, 2001]], [[Congress]] passed the [[REAL-ID Act]]. Under that Act, States must restrict a driver's license to someone who establishes his identity according to strict criteria. Critics say that makes an American driver's license function, for all intents and purposes, like a national identity card. (The [[France|French]] ''carte d'identité'' is the archetype for such a card. In France, this does ''not'' double as a driver's license.) | + | Shortly after the [[Attack on September 11, 2001]], [[Congress]] passed the [[REAL-ID Act]]. Under that Act, States must restrict a driver's license to someone who establishes his identity according to strict criteria. Critics say that makes an American driver's license function, for all intents and purposes, like a national identity card. (The [[France|French]] ''carte d'identité'' is the archetype for such a card. In France, this does ''not'' double as a driver's license.) |