We The Peeps

Author: TJ (90 Articles)

Computer Geek / Network & Systems Administrator. I have been in computers my whole life and have dabbled in different programs and some web design. I like movies, music, dinners, cooking, hanging with friends, although I am more of a homebody. I like to debate my views with other people in politics, religion, equality, health care reform, and several other topics. I believe in equality for all, and not just some. We have the freedom of religion and the freedom from religion. No religion should dictate our laws, nor should we ever write any discrimination into the constitution. I also believe that just because the majority voted for something, doesn't mean it is the best thing for this country. Americans need to quit selling out their fellow man and demand that NAFTA be fixed now, or just needs to go away, period. America needs to take care of itself before its to late. We need health care reform now. We should never leave health & human services in the hands of the free market. We should never allow anyone to profit off the suffering of others.

On May 11, 2005, President Bush signed into law the “REAL ID Act of 2005,” which was attached to the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriation for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005” (H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13). Title II of REAL ID—“Improved Security for Driver’s License’ and Personal Identification Cards”—repeals the provisions of a December 2004 law that established a cooperative state-federal process to create federal standards for driver’s licenses and instead directly imposes prescriptive federal driver’s license standards.

The above statement was taken from

http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/Transportation/RealIDActof2005Summary/tabid/13579/Default.aspx

I would suggest that any one that does not know about this act start educating themselves immediately to what is going on behind the scenes in this country.

Many legislators and governors are speaking out against this act stating that this will give the federal government more power over the states, strip citizens of even more rights, and cost us billions of unnecessary dollars to implement.

By 2011, if you do not have this national ID card, you will not be allowed to travel via airplane, enter federal buildings, and there has been some talk of not being able to register your driver’s license. Many people also believe that this card will hold to much personal data that the government does not need to know about the individual.

Some conspiracy theorists state that this is just another step closer to a one-world government. Some religions are stating that this is just a step closer to the mark of the beast. Some people are comparing it to the Nazis requiring the German citizens to hold identification papers.

Many states have or are enacting legislation to protect their citizens from this law.

I hear many people on the right calling Obama a communist, a socialist, and a Marxist. In reality, the conservative government of the last administration pushed this. Where are all the far right conservatives complaining about big government fighting to stop this law?

What do you think? Do you think we need federal identification papers all in the name of security?

Here are some more links on the subject:

http://epic.org/privacy/id-cards/
http://www.realnightmare.org/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/real.ID.debate/
http://www.eff.org/issues/real-id
http://www.unrealid.com/
http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/laws/gc_1172765386179.shtm
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/39864prs20090615.html

http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0609REALID.pdf

Also, let us not forget what computer hackers can and will do.