by Ron Earl Welborn

Created on: June 07, 2009   Last Updated: June 28, 2009

The Real I.D. Act, could be a real problem.


In 2005 congress unanimously passed The Real I.D. Act. According to reports it was hidden among a must-pass appropriations bill to fund the Afghanistan war. It has never been debated on the US Senate floor. They've never talked about it in any committee. Most of them hadn't even read it! Yet they passed it unanimously, no questions asked. This card would replace your drivers license, passport, as well as various other forms of I.D. This act went into effect May 11, 2008. This is the date they planned to have this bill implemented at the tune of 23 billion dollars, but was rejected by 23 States. The new deadline for implementation is now December 31, 2009.

The Real I.D. will also include a tiny RDIF chip otherwise called "Radio Frequency Identification". Many institutions already use these RDIF tags, such as parking permits, tracking commuters driving through toll booths, and by ranchers to track their livestock. The receiving antenna can be very far away and still read the information as well as give a location of the chip. So this is where the major complications could arise.

All of your personal information would be contained in this chip. Information like your drivers license number, your social security number, weight, height, eye color, sex, race, donor status, birth date, address, and phone number.
You may think that's no big deal, but think about this. Would you want just anybody to be able to see your drivers license? Would you want some high-tech pervert with a receiver to get your wife or daughter's phone number and address simply by passing them on the expressway or in the mall? So you see this could have terrible implications if ever implemented. Please see our article on RDIF chips for more of the hazards they produce. It is also one more loss of freedom and one step closer to a police state.

Your financial information will likely also be on this card, and with Obama trying so hard to implement socialized medicare, your medical information will be on this card as well. So your banker will know about your erectile dysfunction or other personal matters.

This is one act you don't want to take lying down America. Call or write your Senator today and tell them that "The Real I.D. poses a Real problem!"

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