Today is Your Day to Stop Real ID
Jun 26, 2007, 6:39 am
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Today is Your Day to Stop Real ID
We have less than 48 hours to stop our nation from having a National ID card scheme.
The US Senate is scheduled to vote either today or tomorrow on two amendments that will remove Real ID provisions from the immigration bill.
Real ID is a very, very real national identification card. Sixteen states have passed legislation rejecting REAL ID: now it's time for the Senate to do their part. You can fax your Senators and take immediate action by visiting:
http://unrealid.com/action.html
The US Senate is scheduled to vote either today or tomorrow on two amendments that will remove Real ID provisions from the immigration bill.
Real ID is a very, very real national identification card. Sixteen states have passed legislation rejecting REAL ID: now it's time for the Senate to do their part. You can fax your Senators and take immediate action by visiting:
http://unrealid.com/action.html
Jun 26, 2007, 7:01 am
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Thanks. I will send too. I'm not sure it will do much but it's better than sitting and taking it quietly.
Last edited by viking407rob; Jun 26, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Jun 26, 2007, 1:56 pm
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Jun 26, 2007, 2:59 pm
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I just sent my fax too
Just in case anyone is questioning the legitimacy of this, here's the ACLU's take (I'm not a member, but decided to check their website before sending a fax via the site BillScann suggested)
Per ACLU - "Stop Sneaky ID Push
Urge Your Senators Not to Slip National IDs Into Immigration Bill
It’s been business as usual in Washington: controversial national ID legislation that should be debated out in the open is being tucked away into an enormous immigration bill in hopes that it will be eclipsed by “more important” issues.
Congress must pass an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would remove the bill’s sneaky requirements for Real ID that have nothing to do with immigration reform. Congress must also reject an amendment that would require social security cards be biometrically enhanced, most likely with our fingerprints.
Contact your Members of Congress right now to demand they debate their national ID program on its own merits, not hidden in the immigration reform bill. Congress must debate their plans in public and face the scrutiny of Americans who are fed up with increased invasions of our privacy, opportunities for identity theft and ever-expanding limits to our freedoms"
Per ACLU - "Stop Sneaky ID Push
Urge Your Senators Not to Slip National IDs Into Immigration Bill
It’s been business as usual in Washington: controversial national ID legislation that should be debated out in the open is being tucked away into an enormous immigration bill in hopes that it will be eclipsed by “more important” issues.
Congress must pass an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would remove the bill’s sneaky requirements for Real ID that have nothing to do with immigration reform. Congress must also reject an amendment that would require social security cards be biometrically enhanced, most likely with our fingerprints.
Contact your Members of Congress right now to demand they debate their national ID program on its own merits, not hidden in the immigration reform bill. Congress must debate their plans in public and face the scrutiny of Americans who are fed up with increased invasions of our privacy, opportunities for identity theft and ever-expanding limits to our freedoms"