West Virginia Senate Bill Against REAL ID Passes, DMV and Governor Manchin Opposes

How the governor can oppose a bill that upholds the Constitution of West Virginia as well as the U.S. (see REAL ID info at top of blog) is beyond the scope of reason or justification. This bill has bi-partisan support and only OUTSIDE PRESSURE from Homeland Security and the "security merchandisers" (who profit from REAL ID at the expense of citizen's liberties), who also might play an influencing role in the governor's personal political ambitions, could be the possible agents of opposition. It is has been introduced in the House but taken a detour to a transportation committee (to be leaned on by the DMV most likely).

The governor has sworn to uphold both the State and Federal Constitutions (including 4th and 10th Amendments) and so have the legislators. They are therefore duty bound by law to support and sign this important legislation, without amendment, and IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FEDERAL DEADLINE, to ensure that "Mountaineers are always free" from federal or state despotism, under the "plea of necessity". Is the governor against our liberty and freedom, and the Constitution? Over 17 States have passed legislation against the REAL ID Act. Most recently Montana rejected it, and the Democrat governor of Montana has been vocal about a full rebellion by the states, collectively, against it! How does the Daily Mail call this "long odds" with all this opposition, and only "three dissenting votes"?

Hats off to the Republicans in particular, like Senators Vic Sprouse (who co-sponsored Senate bill 248) and Clark Barnes, who are finally leading republicans in beginning to defend "individual liberty" and the Constitution, consistent with the republican platform. This also demonstrates a clear case where Rep. Shelly Moore Capito was wrong in supporting this unconstitutional federal legislation, which was coerced through by craft under another measure. Republicans are playing a key national role in its rejection by the states. A good conservative blog against REAL ID can be found at REAL ID WATCH.

Democrats have usually defended (constitutional) privacy rights in particular, and should help turn the Governor back to Constitutional restraints on government, which have been eroding in West Virginia as privacy has been trumped by surveillance propagandists and Mayors and County Commissioners who are pushing tyrannical "security" measures.

See our previous posts under the label "REAL ID", and see the video to right where a Senator from Maine argues against REAL ID, resulting in that state's justifiable and first rejection of it.

clipped from www.dailymail.com Bill attacking REAL ID wins Senate passage despite long odds CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- After seeming dead in the morning, a bill objecting to a federal driver's license law passed the Senate Wednesday night after passionate debate. The measure, ultimately passed with three dissenting votes, would block state participation in the REAL ID Act, which aims to create a national standard for driver's licenses and other identification cards in the name of homeland security. The bill blocking participation in the REAL ID Act has drawn opposition from the state Division of Motor Vehicles and Gov. Joe Manchin. Support for the measure was rallied on the Senate floor by Sen. Clark Barnes "As West Virginians, we have some tolerance of the federal government, but very little,'' the Randolph County Republican said. Barnes said the REAL ID Act amounts to a violation of privacy because it would tie state DMV computer records in with a national database

McCain's Fortunes and Family Tied to Mob--Jerome Corsi Warns Republicans

Jerome Corsi (a conservative unlike the New York Times, interviewed several times on WCHS 58Live local talk radio) in World Net Daily reveals some important and relevant background of the Arizona Senator who pretends to be a champion of ethics and accountability of government, while his own past has many skeletons, some with flesh still on them.

A general defense could be suggested by many that this was merely the rebellion provoked by the Federal government, therefore justifiable in the eyes of many, from days of Prohibition of alcohol, which irrational laws were later repealed. However, this defense will not wash in regard to the Arizona organized crime syndicate created (which bomb-murdered an Arizona Republic reporter, per this article), or the Arizona Savings and Loan Scandal, which overthrew almost every bank in the Southwest and reorganized them under national chains (e.g. Bank of America, et al), and his identity as one of the "Keating Five" tied to the fraud charges in that crisis. His marriage to his present mob-boss-daughter wife cements these suspicious ties, as this article documents partially as well.

Bottom line is that McCain is neither a war hero (see previous articles below) , nor a champion of ethics in Washington. So why are republicans (despite even Rush Limbaugh's earlier open rebellion and complaint) circling the wagons against all justifiable criticisms (see previous posts) against his Constitutional qualifications and "moderate" track record (in truth no different than George W. Bush's), his ethics and all these skeletons in his closet, as if they must approve and stand behind him no matter what? Where is the just criticism that the republican party establishment "has left republican principles" behind? At what point should the republican electorate break with the nominee, because of corrupt principles? How can the "lesser of two evils", not be evil indeed?

The leftist neoconservatives have hijacked the republican party, and McCain is just more evidence of same, who is NO DIFFERENT than George W. Bush (do recall that GHWB was considered "liberal" to Reagan followers), Giuliani (whose closest friend Bernard Kerik also had mob ties), or the fraudulent paper-conservatives Wilford Milton Romney and Mike Huckabee. How long does the label "republican" blind everyone to the truth despite the evidence? In actuality, Ron Paul was the only real republican (per Cal Thomas) in both principle and documented record, which the establishment resists to the electorate's harm.

The writer of this article, Dr. Jerome Corsi, bears record of this infiltation and hijacking of the Republican party, is involved in the Constitution Party, and has also written against the North American Union ("Bush Sneaking in North American Super-state") and dangerous usurpations of George W. Bush ("Bush Makes Power Grab") which receive little attention from the large mass of unread republicans who rely almost solely on talk radio for their personal positions.

clipped from wnd.com McCain fortune traced to organized crime Mob figures later implicated in Arizona savings and loan scandal By Jerome R. Corsi John McCain's personal fortune traces back to organized crime in Arizona, through his father-in-law, according to a report published by a multi-news agency team called Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. the father of McCain's wife, James Hensley, was convicted by a federal jury in U.S. District Court of Arizona in March 1948 on seven counts of filing false liquor records. Hensley also was charged with conspiracy to hide from federal a Arizona crime connections again surfaced in the 1980s when McCain was implicated as one of the five U.S. senators named in the "Keating Five" scandal. Charles Keating Jr. and his associates paid McCain some $112,000 in political campaign contributions between 1982 and 1987, while Keating was organizing a massive real estate fraud in the then FDIC federally insured Lincoln Savings and Loan Association.

Senior Intelligence Officials Contradict Bush on Spy Powers in the Protect America Act

Finally, from the most credible sources, the fear-mongering is being proven overblown and that there is plenty of latitude within the Constitution for even domestic spying, with a WARRANT ISSUED UPON PROBABLE CAUSE, as the Fourth Amendment makes plain.

Question: If there is plenty of means by which to conduct LAWFUL domestic spying, then why does Bush government REALLY want greater latitude? The only answer is to enable spying without accountability or any record of doing so...against any citizens they want!

Now here is an article against the Protect America Act and an audio podcast on the subject that is worth hearing, making the same case, from the Cato Institute. What is clear is that President Bush is ONLY concerned about protecting the Telecoms from previous ILLEGAL domestic wiretaps. Click on the Monday, February 18th podcast entitle "Intelligence Continues to be gathered..", here.

clipped from ipsnorthamerica.net Bush, Congress Wrangle Over Domestic Spying NEW YORK, 27 Feb (IPS) - Former senior intelligence officials are disputing claims by the George W. Bush administration that the failure of Congress to pass a new foreign surveillance law is jeopardising the country's national security. In a letter to Admiral Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, the officials say 'the intelligence community currently has the tools it needs to acquire surveillance of new targets and methods of communication.' Charging that the government's assertions to the contrary 'have distorted rather than enhanced' public understanding, their letter says, 'The sunset of the Protect America Act (PAA) does not put America at greater risk. Despite claims that have been made, surveillance currently occurring under the PAA is authorised for up to a year. New surveillance requests can be filed through current FISA law.' The letter was signed by two former officials at the National Security Council

McCain Disqualified by Constitution, Birthplace

McCain was not born in the U.S.. It would be stupid for the republicans to nominate a candidate that could be Constitutionally invalid or challenged. Funny though, while dissatisfied, the pundits are defending him. Why? Romney is still in the wings....unless maybe they do not want to win the White House. Seems like the powers that be are making certain that a Democrat will be next in the White House, to fool the people that change will take place. It was always Democrats who led the U.S. into World Wars, every time, while promising not to.

The case of Goldwater in the article is not as strong as the argument against McCain, because Arizona was a US territory, and under governance.

If you think about it, McCain is less qualified that an illegal immigrant's child who was brought across the border for its birth!

clipped from www.nytimes.com McCain’s Canal Zone Birth Prompts Queries About Whether That Rules Him Out From left, LOWELL P. WEICKER JR., of Connecticut, born in Paris, was told he was eligible for the Oval Office. GEORGE ROMNEY, born in Mexico, ran for the presidency in 1968. BARRY GOLDWATER was born in the Arizona territory in 1909, before it became a state. CHESTER A. ARTHUR was born in Vermont, but rumors suggested it was Canada. Mr. McCain’s likely nomination as the Republican candidate for president and the happenstance of his birth in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936 are reviving a musty debate that has surfaced periodically since the founders first set quill to parchment and declared that only a “natural-born citizen” can hold the nation’s highest office. The phrase “natural born” was in early drafts of the Constitution. to prevent foreigners from becoming commander in chief, the Constitution needed to “declare expressly” that only a natural-born citizen could be president.

Homegrown Fascism Begins 5/11: Non-REAL ID Citizens to be Treated Like Suspects

"This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector."
- Plato

This "homegrown fascism" begins May 11th at an airport near you. After all, "membership has its privileges" and you must be a federally-approved citizen and accept the Federal "mark" to be treated like you are "free".

The new extra-constitutional Dept. of Homeland Tyranny (aka "Security") plans to "make an example" of the citizens of Maine and New Hampshire for their states' (absolutely justifiable) rejection of REAL ID. TSA will be their deployed mercenaries to harass law-abiding free citizens for their nullification of this federal legislation. What they want by this of course is for remaining state legislators and governors to be fearful of their alleged power and "consequences", and while complaining bitterly, to even reluctantly comply, as the cowardly House of Representatives in Utah just did. For a better example people should consider the open and righteous "rebellion" of the Governor and legislature of Montana (per previous article).

There should be open and public protests and lawsuits filed to stop this second-class citizen "handling", and states should join together, as republicans and democrats are together against REAL ID within the states, in securing their states' and citizens' rights by suing it out in federal court. Citizens from states that reject REAL ID should be treated as full-fledged and free citizens of the United States rather than denying, harassing, or withholding freedom of travel and government services. The federal government is outside the law when it denies citizens and states their rights, and the Constitution has not been amended otherwise.

Both REAL ID and the Dept of Homeland Security should be rescinded and abolished, being contrary to the Constitution, if Americans expect to be free indeed. It is impossible to "defend freedom" while erecting tyranny.

clipped from www.wmur.com Rejecting REAL ID Could Mean Stiffer Security At Airports New Hampshire, Maine Travelers May Face Secondary Security Checks Starting on May 11, the federal government will be enforcing the REAL ID program, a set of strict rules surrounding the issuing of photo identification, such as driver's licenses. While 45 states have agreed to go along with the program, New Hampshire and Maine are among those who haven't.Residents of states that don't comply may find themselves the focus of a second screening at airports. "Secondary screening means you'll be pulled aside for a pat down and your bags will be opened before you can get on board the aircraft," said Mark Brewer, director of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Because New Hampshire has not joined REAL ID, Granite State residents will need to show a military ID or passport to avoid the second security search. Residents said they weren't happy to have to go through the additional step.

A state senator in Maine (the first state to refuse REAL ID) makes a compelling argument how REAL ID would not prevent terrorism and is a burden to the people.

INFRAGARD: FBI Deputizes Business for Martial Law

Including "shoot to kill" during Martial Law. This is a direct copy of the KGB-citizen-business spy network, now in Amerika. Doing this increases both paranoia and super-patriot fantasy that is quick to mark people or groups as suspicious, especially dissenters of various sorts. Deputizing big business in particular means that "some are more equal than others" (Orwell, Animal Farm), where "Membership has its privileges".

"Protect the Homeland". Sieg Heil! The increasing elements of fascism are plainly evident here and should alarm and awaken the public.

clipped from www.progressive.org Exclusive! The FBI Deputizes Business Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does—and, at least on one occasion, before elected officials. In return, they provide information to the government, which alarms the ACLU. But there may be more to it than that. One business executive, who showed me his InfraGard card, told me they have permission to “shoot to kill” in the event of martial law. InfraGard is “a child of the FBI,” says Michael Hershman, the chairman of the advisory board of the InfraGard National Members Alliance and CEO of the Fairfax Group, an international consulting firm. “At its most basic level, InfraGard is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector,” InfraGard may be closer to a corporate TIPS program

U.S.-Canadian Military Pact for "Civil Emergency" Revealed

Posse comitatus forbids the use of military for domestic policing, but no matter as secret plans like this continue to form, without the consent of the governed, either in Canada or the U.S.. It is consistent with the secretive plan for a North American Union.

Why all this preparation, really? Clearly something is envisioned. The idea of foreign troops invading either country to help is concerning.

clipped from www.canada.com Canada-U.S. pact allows cross-border military activity Deal allows either country to send troops across the other's border to deal with an emergency Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each other's borders during an emergency, but some are questioning why the Harper government has kept silent on the deal. Neither the Canadian government nor the Canadian Forces announced the new agreement, which was signed Feb. 14 in Texas. The U.S. military's Northern Command, however, publicized the agreement with a statement outlining how its top officer, Gen. Gene Renuart, and Canadian Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, head of Canada Command, signed the plan, which allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation in a civil emergency. in the U.S. it is being used as evidence of a plan for a "North American union" where foreign troops, not bound by U.S. laws, could be used

Checkpoint America: Homeland Security or Homeland Tyranny?

Watch Freedom confront Fascism in the new Homeland Security Amerika.

This man knows his Constitutional rights and the law, and owns this poor pawn of a Border Patrol Agent who is "following orders". Watch her at the end, it appears that she understand just who is enforcing the law at the end, and who is breaking it.

Never bow to someone in uniform if the law is NOT on their side.

clipped from www.youtube.com Homeland Security Checkpoint Arizona Jan 08 2008 Always ask... "WHY AM I BEING STOPPED OFFICER?" "AM I BEING DETAINED?" "AM I FREE TO GO?" Those are the only things you should say to these LAWBREAKERS. NOTHING MORE! This internal suspicionless Homeland Security checkpoint took place on Southern Arizona's SR86 near Mile Post 146 on January 8, 2008. The location is over 40 miles North of the Southern Border on a highway that never intersects the border. information is available at: