Matthew Benson
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 12, 2008 12:00 AM

Throughout its history, the United States has rejected the idea of a national identification system. Yet, the Department of Homeland Security continues to push forward a system of identification that has been widely opposed. The REAL ID Act mandates that State driver's licenses and ID cards follow federal technical standards and verification procedures issued by Homeland Security. REAL ID also enables tracking, surveillance, and profiling of the American public.

Voter ID laws also take us one step closer to a “show your papers”
society. In this regard, they are part of a far-reaching agenda to
ensure the adoption of a de facto national identification card, which
has repeatedly met with opposition—and for good reasons.

Our friends at BORDC have put together a great list of legistation to watch. So, instead of recreating the wheel, with their permission, the list is below.....

Legislation Addressing
National Security Letters

Before leaving town for the August recess, Congress bowed to pressure
from the administration and significantly expanded the government's
ability to eavesdrop without a court-approved warrant. The situation
was eerily similar to enactment of the Patriot Act in 2001, when
Congress rushed through a bill that gave the executive branch overly
intrusive powers.

"From what I understand, from what she has to tell, it has a major
difference from the Pentagon Papers in that it deals directly with
criminal activity and may involve impeachable offenses," Ellsberg
explained. "And I don't necessarily mean the President or the
Vice-President, though I wouldn't be surprised if the information

For approximately six hours they took all the
gold, all the silver, all the platinum and almost two tons of Ron Paul
Dollars that where just delivered last Friday. They also took all the
files, all the computers and froze our bank accounts.