Pennsylvanians need to contact their state representatives to co-sponsor two PA bills opposing compliance with the Real ID Act.

HB 1351 and SB1220, both are Acts rejecting the Real ID Card in Pennsylvania. These Acts have already been passed in Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Georgia isalso in the process of fighting the Real

ID.

I'm asking that anyone else living in Pennsylvania who rejects the Real ID  to support these Acts by calling your House and Senate Assembly  Representatives from your District and Ask them if they have co-sponsored the Act yet and  if not ask for their support and if they have please be sure to thank them.

Find your legislators (house and senate) by plugging in your zip code  here: _http://www.legis.state.pa.us/_ (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/)

<http://www.legis.state.pa.us/>

To find out if he/she are sponsors of HB 1351 & SB 1220.

House:

_http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BH/2007/0/HB1351.HTM_

(http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BH/2007/0/HB1351.HTM)

Senate:

_http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BH/2007/0/SB1220.HTM_

(http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BH/2007/0/SB1220.HTM)

Call their DISTRICT office and set up an appointment with them.  Meet and request their co-sponsorship on the proper bill. Get another  dozen people in your district to do the same."

This Thursday, March 13th the House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee  plans  public hearings on Real ID in PA and a press conference to discuss the  progress of the state's  implementation of the Real ID.

This will take place at: University of Pittsburgh- William Pitt Union  Ballroom  3959 5th Avenue Pittsburgh , PA 15213 at 10:00 AM.

There will also be an anti-Real ID rally being held to make it known that  freedom loving  Pennsylvanians who object to this abusive attack on our rights and freedom.

Bill Title/Number:

* PA SB1220 "Biometric and Economic Privacy Act"

This legislation attempts to define biometric information, and prohibits the

commonwealth's compliance to any provision of federal law compromising the  economic privacy or biometric data of any state resident. This includes the  "REAL ID Act of 2005."

Please watch this brand new video about Real ID, its status in PA, and this  event:

<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1344134382517909492>

Why support the Anti-Real ID Bill in the PA Legislature.  Show the "powers that be" that We The People will not stand for being  treated like a piece of inventory and having to carry our "papers" just to be able  to live and conduct business.

"A diverse group of states recognizes that Real ID is another costly and  unfunded federal mandate that unnecessarily invades the privacy of law-abiding  citizens."

"Real ID creates a gold mine for identity thieves and for the corrupt DMV

workers who assist them."

"Identification-based security provides only limited security benefits  because it can be avoided by defrauding or corrupting card issuers and because it  gives no protection against people not already known to be planning or  committing wrongful acts."

To learn more about Real ID Act, go to link for entire article:

Real ID would be real nightmare for Americans

_http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_332115258.html_

(http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_332115258.html)

Real ID would become such an integral part of our lives that any glitch in  the system could spell disaster for Americans, affecting our ability to work,  drive or board an airplane.

Never has a federal mandate received such fierce opposition. Seven states  have resolutely turned against Real ID by passing binding legislation forbidding

their state governments from participating. Ten other states have passed  resolutions condemning the program and calling on Congress to repeal it.

The time has come to stand up to the Bush administration’s false choices.

Gov. Ed Rendell should reject Real ID as both an unfunded mandate and an

intolerable threat to Americans’ privacy.

HR 418- A National ID Bill Masquerading as Immigration Reform

_http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr020905.htm_

(http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr020905.htm)

What is wrong with this bill?

It contains no limits on the government’s power to impose additional  standards. Indeed, it gives authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to  unilaterally add requirements as he sees fit.

This bill establishes a massive, centrally-coordinated database of highly  personal information about American citizens: at a minimum their name, date of  birth, place of residence, Social Security number, and physical and possibly  other characteristics. What is even more disturbing is that, by mandating  that states participate in the “Drivers License Agreement,” this bill creates a  massive database of sensitive information on American citizens that will be  shared with Canada and Mexico!  This legislation gives authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to  expand required information on driver’s licenses, potentially including such  biometric information as retina scans, finger prints, DNA information, and even  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) radio tracking technology. Including  such technology as RFID would mean that the federal government, as well as the  governments of Canada and Mexico, would know where Americans are at all time  of the day and night.  There are no limits on what happens to the database of sensitive information  on Americans once it leaves the United States for Canada and Mexico - or  perhaps other countries. Who is to stop a corrupt foreign government official  from selling or giving this information to human traffickers or even  terrorists? Will this uncertainty make us feel safer?  H.R. 418 does nothing to solve the growing threat to national security posed  by people who are already in the U.S. illegally.  Although Congress funded an additional 2,000 border guards last year, the  administration has announced that it will only ask for an additional 210  guards. Why are we not pursuing these avenues as a way of safeguarding our country?  Why are we punishing Americans by taking away their freedoms instead of

making life more difficult for those who would enter our country illegally?

HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS

BEFORE THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2005

(http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr020905.htm)