Real ID Act protest on Friday!

Senator Barnes, Author of SB248 against West Virginia implementing 'The Real ID Act of 2005' has set up a meeting to show support for legislation against Real ID in West Virginia and to create public awareness about Real ID.
We hope to pack the halls of the state capitol building with as many opponents to Real ID as we can muster. Senator Barnes has said that some senators, and the Commissioner of the DMV are expected to attend and the Governor has been requested to attend,
but he has not yet confirmed. The press will also be made aware. Please attend if at all possible, numbers mean everything. Bring your family, your friends and your neighbors. Spread this far and wide. Tell your local press about it.
the rally will begin to gather at 1:30pm Friday, March 14th 2008 at the rotunda (under the dome) of the State Capitol. The meeting begins at 2:30 PM in the Governors conference Room. We need to be heard loud and clear.
Feel free to bring anti-Real ID signs, etc.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer in an interview about Real ID follows: Notice he said that there was not one discenting vote in the Montana legislature when they passed their bill into law against the Real ID. What is wrong with our legislature and Governor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72wpkN794rM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QDHlakUUiY

Rep. Ron Paul on the Real ID:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zLqCfLQlIk

New Hampshire anti-Real ID protest/rally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeE3iB90KeE

Real ID = Real Nightmare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XObbEwI6P4

National ID card and chip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwTa0jsWU1Y



Tracy

'It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.'
Samuel Adams

Stephanie wrote:Aaron,

Yes, our right to privacy is certainly in peril. We are entitled to a certain amount of privacy and this severely threatens our privacy rights. The REAL ID Act creates a multitude of problems for individuals and states. It will not stop terrorists, it will hurt Americans.

Failure or inability to comply with the REAL ID Act will severely limit the ability of Americans to travel freely and make banking nearly impossible. These are real problems but I don't see you offering any solutions.

http://www.realnightmare.org/about/2/

Be sure and click and read the link about the Choicepoint ID Theft Case. While you're there look around that website and read about the Alabama mess. Learn a bit about the costs states will incur in trying to comply.

Stephanie wrote:Aaron,

Are you asking me to post here all of that information? Are you that lazy you can't click a link?

If states are required to use SSN's as a method of verifying identity, and then required to store that information, that is the threat. How many different government agencies have reported lost or stolen laptops, hard drives etc with SSN's and more? Somehow you think with the REAL ID this will no longer be a concern?

You're thick.

A commercial driver's license (CDL) is required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle with a gross weight of 26,001 lb (11,793 kg) or over including (but not limited to) tow trucks, tractor trailers and buses. [1]

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 was signed into law on October 27, 1986. The main purpose for the Act was to improve highway safety by making sure truck drivers and drivers of tractor trailers and buses have passed a written and driving test to become qualified to drive Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs), and to remove drivers that are unsafe and unqualified from the highways. The Act continued to give states the right to issue CDLs, but the national government established minimum requirements that must be met when issuing a CDL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_driver's_license

Stephanie wrote:Aaron,

I can't make you see that which you choose to remain blind to. The federal government is planning on forcing states to gather more and more private information on citizens. They will be forced to copy and store these documents and provide access to all of this information to various agencies. In addition, the federal government currently plans on using private corporations to achieve some of their goals. This information will not be safe.

You're never going to examine this issue objectively. Your mind is closed on the matter. You don't care that this is being forced on the states who will have to pay to comply. It is another unfunded federal mandate. It violates the rights of the states.

I'm not alone in my interpretation. I'm not even in a minority. I am, however, done discussing it with you.