Get informed, then act on the National Identity Card Legislation

[katinmn]

Last-minute maneuvering is taking place in Washington as backers of the REAL ID Act seek to attach the controversial proposal to unrelated legislation, hoping to avoid a public hearing on the national ID plan. The REAL ID Act seeks to impose federal identification standards upon the states and mandate that state DMVs collect sensitive personal information.

We must act now, before its too late!

Link to the actual bill:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.00418:

Comprehensive site, with excellent links on history, opponents and supporters, and news articles:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/

Petition:
http://www.usalone.com/realid.htm

Surveillance as a global issue:
http://www.privacy.org/pi/activities/idcard/
Privacy International is a global human rights group that acts as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, England, and has an office in Washington, D.C.

CATO Institute articles on National ID Cards:
http://search.cato.org/query.html?col=allcato&qc=allcato&pw=100%25&rf=0&qt=national+ID+cards&x=15&y=14

[FogerRox]

1. trying to get my local DFA to get in on this as an Action ALert

[katinmn]

2. Roger: Did you hear it passed as part of the Iraq War package?

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we're screwed