REAL ID: BACK FROM THE GRAVE
John Tate- Campaign for Liberty
Like the monster in a bad horror movie, the National ID scheme refuses to stay dead . . .
And not only have the mad scientists in Congress brought this monster back from the grave, I fear they may be scheming to ram their hideous creation into law.
Last Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted on and passed the so-called “Legal Workforce Act,” H.R. 1147.
This legislation creates a mandatory National ID system requiring all Americans to carry a government-approved ID containing “biometric features.”
You will be required to show this ID to any potential employer so they can verify your identity in a federal database . . .
And confirm that you have federal permission to hold a job.
H.R. 1147 was introduced in the House the Friday before, and the Committee announced it would be voting on the bill within hours of its introduction.
In fact, the text of the bill was not even available online when the markup was announced!
The speed with which this bill was rushed through Committee means the House leadership is very serious about passing this bill into law as soon as possible.
And if you possibly can, I hope you’ll also agree to forward the Directive to as many friends and family members as possible.
If passed, this dangerous scheme would require all Americans to carry an ID card that would:
*** Allow federal bureaucrats to include biometric identification information on the card, potentially even including fingerprints, retinal scans, or scans of veins on the back of hands, which could easily be used as a tracking device;
*** Be required for all U.S. workers regardless of place of birth, making it illegal for anyone to hold a job in the United States who doesn’t obtain an ID card;
*** Require all employers to purchase an “ID scanner” to verify the ID cards with the federal government. Every time any citizen applies for a job, the government would know - and you can bet it's only a matter of time until “ID scans” will be required to make even routine purchases, as well.
And the bad news is, you and I don’t have much time.
This dangerous national ID scheme is being hidden in a package of bills marketed as promoting "security" – a buzzword meant to trick Americans from all over the country into thinking that Congress is finally cowing to their wishes and sealing our southern border.
But in reality, it means something far different.
The “security” Members of BOTH parties in the U.S. House want doesn’t target any U.S. border . . .
Instead, it takes yet another step to the creation of an all-out police state within them.
I’m afraid that’s exactly what you and I could end up with should Congress finally ram this massive National ID scheme into law.
Worse, it could happen in less than a month!
Why else would the Judiciary Committee vote on this bill less than a week after it was introduced unless the House leadership wanted to put it on the floor as soon as possible?
So you and I MUST be ready for anything.
This is exactly the type of battle that often decides whether a country remains free or continues down a slide toward tyranny.
Gun ownership, health records, purchasing habits, religious beliefs – virtually anything you could dream up could all be added to this massive National ID database.
And doing so wouldn’t even require a vote by Congress.
Instead, it could happen with a simple stroke of a President’s pen.
And you and I both know this power WILL be abused.
Just consider the massive scandal exposing the NSA’s spying on American citizens . . .
Not to mention the IRS harassment and intimidation of Tea Party and pro-liberty groups . . .
We have even seen the IRS try to force Campaign for Liberty to hand over confidential information about some of our supporters!
Can anyone doubt that once “well-meaning” government bureaucrats know exactly how we live, they will ramp up their efforts to run our lives through more laws, regulations, taxes, and other restraints?
In fact, it will only be a matter of time until they spend their workdays making sure you and I don’t go anywhere, read anything, eat anything, or drink anything they think we “shouldn’t be allowed to.”
And BOTH parties are complicit.
With your help, C4L can send powerful emails and run Facebook and Internet banner ads to alert liberty-loving Americans to the National ID scheme.
But with the House battle looming, I’m afraid that simply won’t be enough.
If C4L has the support to pull out all the stops, there’s an additional twelve million folks we can reach through targeted direct mail and phone programs.
And finally, if we can raise the resources, C4L would also like to run hard-hitting newspaper, radio, and TV ads explaining exactly what the statists are up to.
Of course, such a massive grassroots mobilization program isn’t cheap - but it’s the only way to stop this dangerous National ID scheme from becoming the law of the land.
So please sign your No National ID/No Database Directive IMMEDIATELY!
Your signed Directive makes it clear Congress should not only reject the Senate-passed monstrosity, but any other legislation containing a National ID database plan.
And because this fight is so critical, I’m counting on you to make a generous contribution of $100, $75, $50, $25, or at least $10 IMMEDIATELY to help Campaign for Liberty DEFEAT the statists’ National ID scheme.
The speed with which this bill was rushed through the Committee, combined with this being one of a package of “immigration enforcement” bills makes me fear that you and I are seeing the beginnings of a strong movement to RAM this bill – or even some worse “bipartisan compromise” - through.
Melody, we don’t have much time.
You and I must make our voices heard right away.
So please agree to your most generous contribution of $100, $75, $50, $25, or at least $10 TODAY!
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. Last Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted on and passed legislation creating a mandatory National ID system requiring all Americans to carry a government-approved ID containing “biometric features.”
This legislation was just introduced the previous Friday afternoon. In fact, the Committee markup was announced before the text of the legislation was even available online!
The Committee’s swift action on this bill signals that House Leadership is eager to ram this threat to freedom through Congress before opposition mobilizes.