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Old 05-13-2005, 06:40 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Elphaba
I am curious. What exactly do you or I need to fear about a unified DL code? Granted, I never bought into the UN black helicopters with jack booted invaders conspiracy thing, so perhaps I am just naive.

Interstate cooperation on DL information has kept me from hiring liars, and "road criminals." Frankly, I consider that an asset.
I think the answer to your queston lies here:


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Paul warned that the legislation, called the Real ID Act, gives unfettered authority to the Department of Homeland Security to design state ID cards and driver's licenses. Among the possibilities: biometric information such as retinal scans, fingerprints, DNA data and RFID tracking technology.
This would not be raising alarms if the introducing legislature of this bill had not already suggested that we should create a national DNA database and that IRIS scans should be recorded of every citizen for the purpose of "national security"
The problem here is twofold. The statement "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" is used by some to explain this as a needed security measure. I remember that sentance. From Animal Farm. For people who believe in small government that does not intrude, this is offensive and a violation of the country they love.
The second problem is much more direct. I should not ever have to give up that information. While it de facto does, I should never be compelled to allow the government to track me. Our founding documents talk of freedom of movement, but the possability of RFID tracking and and having to surrender my identity data means I did pay for my movement in exchange for said data.
A police officer should always have to ask me for my ID and not ever be able to read it via RFID from 15 feet away. I could care less if that makes their jobs more difficult and decreases the security of our country (Do you perceive it as insecure right now? , Becuase that is what this amendment say it is).

I belive that a DL is a states right issue and that this is the oppisite of small government. I also beleive that no public official should ever be able to know the identity's of those around them simply by reading the wireless signal from their ID's. And I beleive that the government has no legal basis to ever compel me to submit any biologicaly identifying data just for the basic right of free movement.
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