Yeah, they hid it in the indispensable DRIVER'S LICENSE!
BIOMETRICS and ALL!!!
"A real bad ID law... STATES ARE rebelling against the federal government over the Real ID law, which calls for states to develop highly secure drivers licenses and identity cards. The licenses and cards are meant to thwart terrorism and fraud by definitively proving that people are who they claim to be.
Instead, the 2005 law makes a promise of safety that's too good to be true, not least because the measure glosses over complicated technological problems that make its requirements difficult to implement. Congress should repeal the Real ID law and work with states to devise a better approach.
State officials damn the law for a variety of reasons. A common complaint is that Real ID is an unfunded mandate. States could face costs of more than $11 billion over five years, according to a survey of motor vehicle agencies that was jointly done by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Governors Association, and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
The law also may represent a threat to privacy. It calls for a linked system of state databases, which some state legislators say would be a "picnic" for identity thieves.
Some officials even maintain that the law violates the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution. The Constitution does not expressly let the federal government issue driver's licenses, so that power, they maintain, should be reserved for the states.
[Ooooooh, watch quoting that CONSTITUTION there!!!]
A showdown is looming. If the Real ID law stands, residents of states that refuse to comply wouldn't be able to use their driver's licenses as identification to engage in federally regulated activities, such as boarding airplanes or entering a federal court house. The law sets a deadline of May 11, 2008, though states could apply for a five-year extension.
[That's the MARK of the BEAST right there! Can't ACCESS the SYSTEM!]
But many states are just saying no. Maine, Montana, and Washington state have enacted legislation refusing to implement Real ID. New Hampshire rejected federal implementation funding. Idaho's Legislature has resolved not to authorize spending on Real ID unless it's to do a cost analysis or have the state attorney general mount a constitutional challenge to the law. Arkansas enacted a resolution asking Congress to add privacy and civil liberty protections and either pay for the law or suspend it. Oregon is studying the costs of helping residents pay for passports.
In Massachusetts, members of the Patrick administration have called for repealing or revamping the law. A bill filed by Senator Richard T. Moore, an Uxbridge Democrat, also calls for funds or a repeal. Even the US Senate seems leery: Last month, it voted not to invest $300 million in implementation.
Instead, the country should have a national debate on security and identification that leads to a thoughtful plan that protects privacy -- and has enough federal money behind it to become a reality." -- Boston Globe editorial August 12, 2007
[And a debate on this whole ROTTEN, FALSE-FLAG OPERATING FASCIST STATE under construction, too!!!!]
