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At approximately 3:30pm today, Ron Paul's press secretary Jeff Deist called Alex Jones to warn him that the legislation that encompasses the national ID card and Patriot Act 2 provisions was on the verge of passing the House tonight.
Deist stated that the bill and what it means for America could be described in a word as 'tyranny'.
Deist's tone was the most concerned that Alex had ever known in his years of communication with Ron Paul's office. Alex made it clear how upset Deist was and that the situation reminded him of a 'war room atmosphere'. Deist and Ron Paul are desperate to mobilize the alternative media before the bill reaches the Senate tomorrow.
There is still a chance that we can shoot down the national ID card provisions before the bill is passed in full.
Deist went on to exclaim his disbelief at how the so-called conservative Bush administration had betrayed America and how Paul's colleagues on Capitol Hill were blindly going along with this and doing whatever Bush tells them to do without question.
For the past two days mainstream news articles have talked of a 'compromise' which was made with the few dissenting voices and that the bill would be steamrolled through.
However, those articles fail to mention the very worst aspects of the bill, instead pitching it as a mere reformation of intelligence communication and protocol.
PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE RIGHT NOW AND VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
The bill is S 2845 or 'intelligence reform' and the sub-section with the national ID card provisions is 1027 (text of sub-section below).
Tell your congressman to get the federal mandates for standardized drivers licenses out of the bill.
According to Deist, the bill would not only introduce the national ID card, but make it mandatory to have a job as well as setting up internal checkpoints in the USA.
source: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2004/071204nationalid.htm 12dec04
[Complete text file of S. 2845, National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 on GPO website]
SEC. 1027. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Driver's license.--The term `driver's license' means a
motor vehicle operator's license as defined in section 30301(5)
of title 49, United States Code.
(2) Personal identification card.--The term `personal
identification card' means an identification document (as
defined in section 1028(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code)
issued by a State.
(b) Standards for Acceptance by Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Limitation on acceptance.--No Federal agency
may accept, for any official purpose, a driver's
license or personal identification card newly issued by
a State more than 2 years after the promulgation of the
minimum standards under paragraph (2) unless the
driver's license or personal identification card
conforms to such minimum standards.
(B) Date for conformance.--The Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall establish a date after which
no driver's license or personal identification card
shall be accepted by a Federal agency for any official
purpose unless such driver's license or personal
identification card conforms to the minimum standards
established under paragraph (2). The date shall be as
early as the Secretary determines it is practicable for
the States to comply with such date with reasonable
efforts.
(C) State certification.--
(i) In general.--Each State shall certify
to the Secretary of Transportation that the
State is in compliance with the requirements of
this section.
(ii) Frequency.--Certifications under
clause (i) shall be made at such intervals and
in such a manner as the Secretary of
Transportation, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Homeland Security, may prescribe
by regulation.
(iii) Audits.--The Secretary of
Transportation may conduct periodic audits of
each State's compliance with the requirements
of this section.
(2) Minimum standards.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall
by regulation, establish minimum standards for driver's
licenses or personal identification cards issued by a State for
use by Federal agencies for identification purposes that shall
include--
(A) standards for documentation required as proof
of identity of an applicant for a driver's license or
personal identification card;
(B) standards for the verifiability of documents
used to obtain a driver's license or personal
identification card;
(C) standards for the processing of applications
for driver's licenses and personal identification cards
to prevent fraud;
(D) security standards to ensure that driver's
licenses and personal identification cards are--
(i) resistant to tampering, alteration, or
counterfeiting; and
(ii) capable of accommodating and ensuring
the security of a digital photograph or other
unique identifier; and
(E) a requirement that a State confiscate a
driver's license or personal identification card if any
component or security feature of the license or
identification card is compromised.
(3) Content of regulations.--The regulations required by
paragraph (2)--
(A) shall facilitate communication between the
chief driver licensing official of a State, an
appropriate official of a Federal agency and other
relevant officials, to verify the authenticity of
documents, as appropriate, issued by such Federal
agency or entity and presented to prove the identity of
an individual;
(B) may not infringe on a State's power to set
criteria concerning what categories of individuals are
eligible to obtain a driver's license or personal
identification card from that State;
(C) may not require a State to comply with any such
regulation that conflicts with or otherwise interferes
with the full enforcement of State criteria concerning
the categories of individuals that are eligible to
obtain a driver's license or personal identification
card from that State;
(D) may not require a single design to which
driver's licenses or personal identification cards
issued by all States must conform; and
(E) shall include procedures and requirements to
protect the privacy and civil and due process rights of
individuals who apply for and hold driver's licenses
and personal identification cards.
(4) Negotiated rulemaking.--
(A) In general.--Before publishing the proposed
regulations required by paragraph (2) to carry out this
title, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a negotiated rulemaking process pursuant to subchapter
IV of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (5
U.S.C. 561 et seq.).
(B) Representation on negotiated rulemaking
committee.--Any negotiated rulemaking committee
established by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant
to subparagraph (A) shall include representatives
from--
(i) among State offices that issue driver's
licenses or personal identification cards;
(ii) among State elected officials;
(iii) the Department of Homeland Security;
and
(iv) among interested parties, including
organizations with technological and
operational expertise in document security and
organizations that represent the interests of
applicants for such licenses or identification
cards.
(C) Time requirement.--The process described in
subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in a timely manner
to ensure that--
(i) any recommendation for a proposed rule
or report is provided to the Secretary of
Transportation not later than 9 months after
the date of enactment of this Act and shall
include an assessment of the benefits and costs
of the recommendation; and
(ii) a final rule is promulgated not later
than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(c) Grants to States.--
(1) Assistance in meeting federal standards.--Beginning on
the date a final regulation is promulgated under subsection
(b)(2), the Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to
States to assist them in conforming to the minimum standards
for driver's licenses and personal identification cards set
forth in the regulation.
(2) Allocation of grants.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall award grants to States under this subsection based on the
proportion that the estimated average annual number of driver's
licenses and personal identification cards issued by a State
applying for a grant bears to the average annual number of such
documents issued by all States.
(3) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2),
each State shall receive not less than 0.5 percent of the grant
funds made available under this subsection.
(d) Extension of Effective Date.--The Secretary of Transportation
may extend the date specified under subsection (b)(1)(A) for up to 2
years for driver's licenses issued by a State if the Secretary
determines that the State made reasonable efforts to comply with the
date under such subsection but was unable to do so.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for each of the fiscal
years 2005 through 2009, such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
source: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s2845pp.txt 12dec04
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