Have you read the newspaper lately? Heard about the new "driver's license" that you'll be getting in 2008? Eh... Probably not. Not a big deal, really, except for a few things:
Current driver's licenses are run and overseen by the states.
The new one will be Federal.
Current requirements for obtaining a license are established by the states.
The new ones will be Federal.
Current driver's licenses are "State only" so only the state you live in will have your information.
The new ones, being Federal, will give all 50 states access to your information.
Current driver's licenses are considered your identification.
The news ones WILL be your NATIONAL I.D. card.
Here's a few other things you need to know about this subject:
1) Over 600 organizations were in opposition to the "Real ID" card, as it is called. Only 2 organizations ever endorsed it.
2) This "bill" passed the House of Representatives by being attached to a military funding bill that HAD to pass due to the urgent need in Iraq. The margin it won by was fairly large.
3) This "bill" passed the Senate... by 100%. Yes, all 100 Senators, our duly elected "representatives" all agreed on passing this bill.
4) This "bill" passed the Senate WITHOUT debate.
5) This "bill" passed the Senate WITHOUT going to committee.
6) This "bill" passed the Senate WITHOUT even being read out loud into the record.
Since when do Republicans, Democrats and Indepenedents all vote unanimously?
Never...
until now.
So what? Who cares? It's supposed to help protect us, right?
Well...
whenever you buy a gun and show your I.D., Uncle Sam will know everything
whenever you buy alcohol, tobacco, medication, airline tickets, Uncle Sam will know everything
whenever you bank in town, out of town, write a check, use your credit card, Uncle Sam will know everything
whenever you shop on-line, apply for credit, apply for a mortgage, Uncle Sam will know everything
whenever you test drive a car, go fishing, go hunting, attend a professional sports game, go to the store, go to the mall, eat out, hit the ATM, use your cell phone, Blackberry, laptop computer, watch t.v., and on... and on... and on... Uncle Sam KNOWS!
Think it's just a card? "Don't leave home without it," has just become CAN'T leave home without it.
Ever hear the newspaper tell you any of this? Think that's just a coincidence? Think again.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
For further information:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/05/real_id.html
5 comments:
If you have a social security number, which you most assuredly do, "Uncle Sam" has known everything about you for a long long time. It's about time we got a national ID card.
It sounds to me like a great opportunity for identity thieves to claim their new identities.
What exactly is it that they're trying (or stating) to accomplish?
Carry a cellphone? Your whereabouts are known.
Drive a car with a navagational system? Logged data.
Use an ATM card?
Surf the net?
Our privacy has been long gone.
They even know what we eat with our "savings" cards from the grocery stores.
I have my social security number tatooed on my arm so I won't forget it.
Why keep patching up a leaky ship? If something is broke, stop trying to fix it. Jump ship everyone, stop buying into their false promises of safety. We are being kept apathetic through false promises of comfort.
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