Two more states reject Real ID

WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- New Hampshire and Oklahoma have joined Montana and Washington in rejecting the U.S. government's 2005 Real ID Act.

The states passed statutes refusing to submit to the program, meaning driver's licenses issued by those states will eventually be disallowed as official identification to board airplanes and enter federal buildings, Stateline.org reported Friday.

Meanwhile, the Idaho Legislature refused to allocate any money to pay for the act and the Georgia Legislature gave Gov. Sonny Perdue the authority to ignore the act. Perdue's spokesman, Bert Brantley, said the governor is hoping the federal government will make the expensive program more affordable for states.

Opponents of the $14 billion program have criticized its high costs for states and expressed fears the new security system for compliant driver's licenses would amount to an invasion of privacy for the holders.

"It's more and more clear that the Real ID system won't work to secure the country," said Jim Harper of the Libertarian Cato Institute. He predicted more states will join those rejecting the act.