NEOCONS and Radical Republicans Fight to Save REAL ID

Note the first article below "A REAL Problem" is from the National Review (aka Neocon propagandists incorporated) whose chief editor is William (PNAC) Kristol, in an effort to spin REAL ID into an "immigration reform" issue, a current hot button. It is essential that REAL ID does NOT get mixed up with immigration reform, for it is a CITIZENS NATIONAL ID act, having NOTHING to do with immigration! See Congressman (and Republican Presidential candidate) Ron Paul's landmark argument against the very claim: A National ID Bill Masquerading as Immigration Reform for a refutation of the National Review's article.

The second article is a "family values" attack, using the ACLU as a political flash-point (as if the ACLU is alone in this opposition) to impugn resistance to REAL ID as contrary to family values. Their erroneous and illogical argument is typical: ergo, the ACLU breathes air, therefore you should not. Again, both republicans and democrats are resisting this tyrannical legislation being implemented by the states on constitutional grounds. Bill Clinton wanted a National ID card too, that would have come in with Universal Health Care. (Both programs incorporate the Social(ist) Security number as the key data-mining device, contrary to the original Social Security Act which promised it would "not be for identification purposes").

Thus we see the counter-propaganda is back in full gear to save REAL ID, led by the radical revolutionary neocon Trotskyites who hate the Constitution while claiming to "defend freedom". (But why did they say the States could "opt out"? What of the neocons claim of "states rights" now?). What they don't want you to read are the next two articles. These tactics and their sources are important to refute, as they play to the conservative base by distorting all the arguments about REAL ID and turn them into partisan "circle the wagons" conflict.

THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE...AS THEY WOULD HAVE IT....AS BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATS IN MANY STATES HAVE PUBLICLY OPPOSED IT. Congress had no authority to pass such anti-constitutional legislation which was rammed through in stealth by attaching it to a "emergency military funding" bill. (Any such legislation passed by craft and stealth, as was the USA PATRIOT ACT(s) as well, should be viewed as highly suspicious).

One of the leading Republicans against REAL ID said this:

‘We must not lose what this nation was founded upon. ‘The Real ID Act is a direct frontal assault on our freedoms.’’

"We're supposed to be a government of, by and for the people. Government's role is to protect citizens' freedom. In this case, they're not doing that. It is a direct frontal assault on the freedom of citizens when [the federal government] wants us to carry a national ID."

-- Rep. Jim Guest, Republican Missouri

He also warned about anything less than a full repeal of REAL ID to prevent federal despotism from the rogue anti-constitutional agency called "Homeland Security":

"My concern is that even if [DHS] waters [the Act] down a bit they will try and accomplish what they want with some other legislation... Homeland Security has total control, with no judicial or legislative control over this. Once they issue this, there is no way of stopping them."

In West Virginia legislation is already pending from both House and Senate that is bi-partisan declaring that West Virginia will not participate (i.e. per constitutional doctrine of Nullification) in REAL ID and instructing the DMV to report any attempts by the Feds or DHS to bring conformity. (See our previous articles on REAL ID for the detailed legislation). This is excellent legislation, and consistent with West Virginia's Constitutional articles of Continuity of Government and Internal Government and Police.

IT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE ABOUT "DEFENDING FREEDOM" VS. A NATIONAL ID CARD USED FOR DATA-MINING PURPOSES TO TRACK "FREE AMERICANS" 24/7 ON AN ELECTRONIC LEASH, PRE-BOOKED AS CRIMINAL SUSPECTS AT THEIR DMV, AS A CONDITION TO DRIVE OR FLY--THE 4TH AMENDMENT.

IT IS ABOUT STATE'S RIGHTS VS. FEDERAL DESPOTISM--THE 10TH AMENDMENT.

IT IS ABOUT FREEDOM VS. FASCISM.

A REAL Problem
National Review Online Blogs - New York,NY,USA
The attitude senior congressional leaders have taken towards implementation of the REAL ID Act offers a lesson for those who actually believe that this ...
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The Real Deal On Real ID
Family Security Matters - Ridgewood,NJ,USA
The ACLU is waging a legal war against Real ID legislation designed to create a safety barrier protecting all law-abiding Americans. ...
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4 States Defy Federal 'Real ID' Law
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
... casting further doubt on the future of the 2005 Real ID Act. Although it is rare for states to reject an act of Congress, New Hampshire and Oklahoma in ...
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Two more states reject Real ID
United Press International - USA
WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- New Hampshire and Oklahoma have joined Montana and Washington in rejecting the US government's 2005 Real ID Act. ...
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See the MSNBC interview with Jim Harper of CATO Institute.