National ID & the
conundrum of enforcement
Thursday, September 18, 2008
By Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
The clock is ticking on the shadow government's tracking of your every move
with the so-called National ID. For those who might not be familiar
with this Nazi style snooping and forced production of "Show your
papers," Rep. Sam E. Rohrer, has very thoroughly
and succinctly explained it in this column. It is a must read for
all Americans (perhaps this weekend) to fully understand they may soon
be forced to accept the loss of their rights or lose their job:
"A few weeks ago we introduced Lowell Rogers to you. He's a tugboat engineer.
His employer is about to be brought under a security/identity scheme
-- a Real ID card of sorts for maritime employees. It's called the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Apparently, since the Department
of Homeland Security can't get Real ID implemented, due to the largest
state rebellion since the Civil War, they've decided to pick us off
-- one occupation at a time."[1]
Congressman Ron Paul explains the real issue here:
“National ID cards are not proper in a free society,” Paul stated. “This
is America, not Soviet Russia. The federal government should never be
allowed to demand papers from American citizens, and it certainly has
no constitutional authority to do so.”[2]
Voluntary v mandatory
"Supporters claim it is not a national ID because it is voluntary. However, any
state that opts out will automatically make non-persons out of its citizens.
The citizens of that state will be unable to have any dealings with
the federal government because their ID will not be accepted. They will
not be able to fly or to take a train. In essence, in the eyes of the
federal government they will cease to exist. It is absurd to call this
voluntary."[3]
The State of Arizona has signed into law: NO National ID:
"Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed a bill today that prohibits the implementation
of the REAL ID in Arizona. SB2677 received a Final vote of approval
in the House last week by an overwhelming margin of 51 to 1. Napolitano’s
signature was uncertain until today when she signed the bill into law.
"The bill prohibits implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005, which was
passed by Congress as part of a supplemental spending bill for tsunami
relief and the War on Terror. The bill did not receive a hearing in
either the House or the Senate, and the public was largely unaware of
it until it had already been signed into law.
“Everyone thinks that the REAL ID is just about protecting us against terrorism,”
said co-sponsor Senator Karen Johnson (R-18). “But it really represents
a cash cow for technology companies as well as the birth of the National
ID card, complete with all the biometric information that technology
can handle – face recognition, fingerprints, etc.”[4]
This mess was given to us by a Republican controlled Congress (with a few
exceptions like Ron Paul) and signed off by George Bush. A few Democrats
made an effort
to repeal it, but Pelosi was too busy making sure the House cafeteria
got organic food. You have to love her priorities. The House of
Nitwits is killing this country.
Clearly, the National ID is voluntary to the states. However, the Bush
Administration has used blackmail to force the states to go along with
this draconian plan: Either your citizens give up their rights
or they will not be able to fly on commercial airplanes, travel on AMTRAK
or enter a federal building. Nevada has such a convoluted schedule for
issuance date and forms of ID to get this ID, look to a big, fat mess
to deal with if you live in that state.[5]
Millions of Americans throughout the 50 states do NOT want this National ID rammed
down their throats and have fought their state legislatures hard; most
of the states have caved into the blackmail. The ones who have caved,
those state reps and senators who couldn't find the guts to stand up
to a tyrannical government, should be thrown out of office in November
if they're up for reelection. If your state has passed legislation and
signed by your governor to reject the National ID, be sure to call their
office, tell them thank you let them know you're behind them. These
elected officials need to know the people stand with them.
So what happens next? Let's look at the State of Arizona. John America
works for Gibraltar Insurance who says he must fly to Chicago from Phoenix
for business. However, Mr. America won't be allowed to board an airplane
because his state has exercised their RIGHT to say no to Chertoff, his
Department of Fatherland Security and retain their sovereignty. Mr.
America fully supports the rejection of this National ID, but no National
ID, can't get on the plane. Now what does Mr. America do? Let's say
Arizona State Rep. Russell Pearce has to fly to Washington, DC, on official
business for the State, or even Gov. Napolitano who signed the legislation
saying no. Will these elected officials of the State of Arizona be barred
from getting on an airplane?
This is the conundrum of enforcement staring the Bush Administration and
the next one right in the face. The Feds have already had to back up
and if the states remain strong and defiant, we will win:
"But the way this turned out is so odd it's worth repeating. States including
New Hampshire, Maine, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Washington, and Montana
have enacted laws saying "hell no we'll never comply with Real
ID." And Homeland Security officials carefully ignored those public
votes of condemnation, instead pretending that those states really intend
to acquiesce by the next major deadline of December 31, 2009. (See our
special report on Real ID from earlier this year.)" [6]
I submit to you there has to be a showdown and the states MUST prevail.
I see no other way for this to be resolved. The states who have rejected
this scheme to retain their rights and the rights of their citizens
must fight. This is clearly a Tenth Amendment issue and has
squat to do with the war on terrorism. With states who caved
to the pressure or agree with this "show your papers" identification
system and those states who have said no through a state law, what you
will have is chaos next year. Mrs. America from Portland can fly to
see her grand kids in Florida because she was forced to surrender her
rights by their legislature, while Mr. America in Phoenix has his rights
protected by his state, but can't get on a plane to do business in Chicago.
I've said it before: These cards are kid's play to compromise and forge.
The next step will be forced finger printing and then the bio chips.
Here in Texas, not only will they begin issuing these IDs, but the fee
for a former Texas DL will jump from $24 to $100 or more and: "People
will be further identified through the use of biometrics, from fingerprints
to retinal scans." [7]
A few more comments about the financial meltdown because it's moving fast
and fluid:
"About $2.8 trillion of market value was erased from global
stocks this week as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy,
Bank of America Corp. purchased Merrill Lynch & Co. for $50 billion,
and the U.S. government took control of American International Group
Inc. in an $85 billion takeover to prevent the biggest financial collapse
ever. Russian Banks. Russia halted stock trading for a second day and
poured $44 billion into its three biggest banks in a bid to halt the
worst financial crisis in a decade." [1]
The underlying debt is still there even though the average American
really has no idea what all this means, yet. Yesterday gold jumped dramatically
"Gold surged the most in nine years as investors sought the safety of precious
metals on concern that the credit crisis will deepen, leading more financial
institutions to fail. [2]
While the incompetent Nancy Pelosi sputters the Democrats had nothing to do
with this current crisis, [3] she left out
"The current mortgage crisis came about in large part because of Clinton-era
government pressure on lenders to make risky loans in order to “make
home ownership more affordable for lower-income Americans and those
with a poor credit history,” the DC Examiner notes today. “Those
steps encouraged riskier mortgage lending by minimizing the role of
credit histories in lending decisions, loosening required debt-to-equity
ratios to allow borrowers to make small or even no down payments at
all, and encouraging lenders the use of floating or adjustable interest-rate
mortgages, including those with low ‘teasers.’
"The liberal Village Voice previously chronicled how Clinton Administration
housing secretary Andrew Cuomo helped spawn the mortgage crisis through
his pressure on lenders to promote affordable housing and diversity.
“Andrew Cuomo, the youngest Housing and Urban Development secretary
in history, made a series of decisions between 1997 and 2001 that gave
birth to the country's current crisis. He took actions that—in
combination with many other factors—helped plunge Fannie and Freddie
into the subprime markets without putting in place the means to monitor
their increasingly risky investments.
"He turned the Federal Housing Administration mortgage program into a sweetheart
lender with sky-high loan ceilings and no money down, and he legalized
what a federal judge has branded ‘kickbacks’ to brokers
that have fueled the sale of overpriced and unsupportable loans. Three
to four million families are now facing foreclosure, and Cuomo is one
of the reasons why.” (See Wayne Barrett, “Andrew Cuomo and
Fannie and Freddie: How the Youngest Housing and Urban Development Secretary
in History Gave Birth to the Mortgage Crisis,” Village Voice,
August 5, 2008)." [4]
There can be no financial stability as long as we have a debauched currency
and a corrupted monetary system:
"To be sure, when Americans are told that "justice" and "the
rule of law" require them to forfeit their accumulated savings
and economic security to the very institutions and individuals who enticed
them out on the financial limb that the Establishment then sawed off,
justifiably violent animosities towards the powers that be will arise
among some citizens. For most victimized Americans, though, politicians,
bankers, high finance, big business, and the intelligentsiia will finger
scapegoats on whom wrongly to pin the blame for the crisis and its aftermath.
This will generate increased confusion, recriminations, conflicts, and
social chaos; and further divide, disarm, and ultimately defeat the
forces that, if united, might effectively oppose the Establishment.
"In addition, rather than disseminating demands for sound money and honest
banking in order to deal with the crisis, the controlled media will
orchestrate calls for massive increases in the supply of fiat currency
and credit, ostensibly in order to enable common people to pay their
debts. Of course, this will necessitate the maintenance of fractional-reserve
central banking to emit the new currency, as well as the creation of
more, more, and even more debt to serve as "security" for
these emissions--thereby perpetuating the cause of the crisis and ensuring
that further crises will break out later on. In this way, credulous
Americans will be duped into chaining themselves to new debts in order
to pay off their old ones, rendering permanent their financial indentured
servitude to the Establishment. March 21, 2005 [5]
I've spent most of the week helping my elderly parents and other members
of my family with their banking situations, CDs and pension concerns.
My email box has been drowning with desperate messages from people who
are just now beginning to realize the enormity of what we're seeing.
People are also very concerned, actually feeling panic, over pension
funds, 401(k)s - are they really safe? Despite the absolute stupidity
out of Steve Doocy's mouth on FAUX News Network, September 17, 2008,
when he stated, "This financial crisis should be over by the end
of the week," 'this' isn't going to be 'over' for years with the
worst yet to come.
While I'm not an investment counselor nor do I sell gold or any other precious
metal, you can discuss your situation
with Eric at El Dorado Gold and find out your options. Gold is still
the only real, safe money. As I have written so many times, the middle
class is sliding into poverty and no amount of sound bites from McCain
or the absurd Obama "plan" on the economy (more regulations
and "universal homeowner tax breaks") is going to stop this
tragedy underway. I wish it were going to be different, but we've passed
the point of no return. Arrogance and greed - twin monsters - has come
back to bite the banking and lending industry and the American people
will be the victims. When Ben Bernanke admits, "We've lost control,"
We cannot stabilize the dollar. We cannot control commodity prices,"[6]
it's time to face the reality of this situation and act to protect yourself,
your family and your future.
My next two columns are on the battle plans for Congress and your state
legislatures. I've been giving this a lot of thought for months and
hopefully, the American people are finally ready to back up 'enough
is enough.'
Footnotes:
National ID
1 - Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
2 - Ron
Paul Denounces National ID card
3 - A
National ID Bill Masquerading as Immigration Reform
4 - Press
Release - State of Arizona
5 - Nevada
6 - Homeland
Security blinks on Real ID
7 - Texas
Economy
1
- Gold
Soars Most Since 1999 as Investors Seek Haven From Turmoil
2 - Ibid.
3 - Pelosi:
Dems bear no responsibility for economic crisis
4 - Clinton
Pressure to Promote Affordable Housing Led to Mortgage Meltdown
5 - Will
The Coming Monetary Crisis Provide Opportunity For Reform?
6- Bernanke:
We have lost control
National ID
1
- Idaho
- status on bill by my friend, Rep. Phil Hart
2 - Homeland Security blinks on Real ID: No hassles
on May 11
3 - National
ID Card and Texas Drivers
5 - Oregon - Act Fast!
6 - Kids
Have To Tumb scan for School Lunch Conditioning kids like cattle
- shame on parents for not fighting this
7 - A multi-billion
dollar boongoggle & threat to your Second Amendment rights
1
- Internet book I
highly recommend ($9.95) No Foreclosures
This can help you stay in your home while you work with lenders
Meltdown: Taxpayers to be further plundered
1
- Those
with good credit: The Next Wave Of Mortgage Defaults - Already underway
2 - Federal
bank insurance fund dwindling - FDIC
3 - The
biggest financial convulsion since the 1930s is far from over. With
Lehman's demise, it has entered a new phase.
4 - Wall
Street crisis: Is this the death knell for derivatives?
5 - The
Fed obliterates the Constitution
6 - Money
market breaks the buck, freezes redemptions
7 - More
bank failures coming
8 - Consumer
debt defaults looming large - As more Americans lose jobs, credit
cards, loans won't be paid
9 - Ted Butler:
The smoking gun
10 - Bernanke
Tries to Define What Institutions Fed Could Let Fail
11 - Those
with good credit: The Next Wave Of Mortgage Defaults
Devvy left the Republican
Party in 1996 and has been an independent voter ever since. She isn't
left, right or in the middle; she is a constitutionalist who believes
in the supreme law of the land, not some political party. Her web site
(www.devvy.com) contains a tremendous
amount of information, solutions and a vast Reading Room.
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E-mail is: devvyk@earthlink.net
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