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@Autumn
Let’s not forget: this isn’t new.

REAL ID was passed 20 years ago—born in the shadow of 9/11, alongside the Patriot Act and the dawn of TSA security theater. It’s a two-decade-old law that’s only now getting its teeth.

It didn’t come from MAGA fever dreams. It predates the Tea Party. It traces back to the Bush administration—2005. Back then, we weren’t talking about migrant caravans or voter fraud. The national anxiety was different.

The fear then wasn’t