In the Senate, the REALID Act is tagged onto a must-pass Iraq emergency appropriation. It will pass with little or no debate.
And you will get your RFID chip that transmits your personal biometric information to any scanner withn 30 feet, whether owned by our government, our employers, or identity thieves makes no difference. You will not be allowed to travel within the US or do many municipal functions if you do not have this ID. Nasty stuff and being passed right under American's noses in the name of fighting terrorism (as any good fascist policy should be).
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A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardized, electronically readable driver's licenses has raised fears about whether the proposal would usher in what amounts to a national ID card.
In a vote that largely divided along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed measure that would compel states to design their driver's licenses by 2008 to comply with federal antiterrorist standards. Federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb Americans' access to everything from airplanes to national parks and some courthouses.
The congressional maneuvering takes place as governments are growing more interested in implanting technology in ID cards to make them smarter and more secure. The U.S. State Department soon will begin issuing passports with radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips embedded in them, and Virginia may become the first state to glue RFID tags into all its driver's licenses.
"Supporters claim it is not a national ID because it is voluntary," Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, one of the eight Republicans to object to the measure, said during the floor debate this week. "However, any state that opts out will automatically make nonpersons out of its citizens. They will not be able to fly or to take a train."
Paul warned that the legislation, called the Real ID Act, gives unfettered authority to the Department of Homeland Security to design state ID cards and driver's licenses. Among the possibilities: biometric information such as retinal scans, fingerprints, DNA data and RFID tracking technology.
http://news.com.com/National+ID+cards+on+the+way/2100-1028_3-5573414.htmlPassing controversial Bills that severely diminish American's civil rights is the MO for these fascists.
http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=25281Contact your senator (corporate whore, whatever) and tell them you will not submit to this nor will you tolerate this stealth method of curbing civil rights...or not...your choice.
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=17853#3