Part of why the Senate voted to debate the amendment which would have cut Real National ID out of the Immigration Bill is because thousands of ordinary Americans sent them faxes asking them to remove those provisions. These messages were written by ordinary folks, in their own words. Read those moving faxes to Senators on Real ID here.

We think so. Ars Technica asks the question. So does Declan McCullagh on CNet News. Montana Senators Baucus and Tester, who filed the amendment on which the bill foundered, are happy to take the credit.

Bob Barr is a former conservative hate-monger who somehow found his moral compass. He is now preaching tolerance of gays in the military, ending the drug war, repealing Real National ID, and most recently taking the Real National ID requirement out of the immigration bill. He is the first politician who straightforwardly says, “no America citizen should have to prove to a government entity who they are in order to obtain or retain employment.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

The thread that runs through all these issues is honoring the rights of individuals to make their own choices without being tracked or coerced by the nanny state. Welcome to your sanity, Bob; we hope you keep it a long time.