Comments on: Real ID: A Threat to Security http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/ Concordia res Parvae Crescunt Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Douglas D. Strother http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/comment-page-1/#comment-71073 Douglas D. Strother Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:09:04 +0000 http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/#comment-71073 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 3 March 2008
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814

Subject: Oppose implementation of The REAL ID Act

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

As a constituent who cares deeply about privacy and national security, I urge you to oppose implementation of the REAL ID Act and support its immediate repeal. The creation of a national identification card is not a power delegated to Congress under Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, and violates the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”

National identification systems are prone to abuse at every step of their creation and use. The REAL ID Act would establish an enormous national database of ID holders, where even a small percentage of errors would cause major social disruption. The ID would function as an internal passport that would be shown before accessing planes, opening bank accounts, and entering federal buildings, but its uses will inevitably expand to assist a wide variety of surveillance activities.

REAL ID doesn’t just cost me my privacy – the states and individual taxpayers will be ones who ultimately have to bear the over $23 billion burden of implementing this law. The federal government cannot force such burdensome, invasive mandates on the states.

The REAL ID Act would divert resources from security measures that could actually work. Most of the systems needed to implement the law do not exist yet. Meanwhile, IDs do little to stop those who haven’t already been identified as threats, and wrongdoers will still be able to create fake documents.

The Department of Homeland Security’s recently released draft regulations do nothing to fix the fundamental flaws with REAL ID. State legislatures around the country are already recognizing these flaws and rejecting the law’s implementation. Two bills in Congress, S.717 and H.R.1117, would correct this illegal policy – repealing REAL ID entirely.

A materially constructive reply is expected.

Your constituent,

Douglas D. Strother

]]> By: Josueito http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/comment-page-1/#comment-66172 Josueito Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:20:34 +0000 http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/#comment-66172 i rather end up in the streets than get a real id!

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]]> By: Donna http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/comment-page-1/#comment-31164 Donna Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:16:08 +0000 http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/#comment-31164 What will happen if we refuse to get one of these cards?

]]> By: Tully Allen http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/comment-page-1/#comment-8178 Tully Allen Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:18:06 +0000 http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/#comment-8178 I’ll die before I get one

]]> By: Greg http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4255 Greg Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:51:27 +0000 http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/04/24/real-id-a-threat-to-security/#comment-4255 Well said. While various state battles are looming, there is another key way people can respond to the Real ID Act: file public comments with the DHS before the May 8th deadline. Or for those who live in the Davis/Sacremento area of CA, on May 1 there actually is a single Town Hall meeting there on the Act where public comment can be made. We’re hoping to use May 1st as a kick-off day for a lot attention to the various problems with the act.

Instructions for how to file comments (as well as lot of info about the issue with Real ID) are available on our blog (http://stoprealidnow.blogspot.com). The ACLU Real Nightmare site is also chock full o’ info. This isn’t likely an issue that goes away fast, so it’s great to see folks out there spreading the word.

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