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Stand Firm Against the Privacy-Violating National ID Card

Target: Governors of ME, MT, NH, OK and SC
Sponsored by: American Civil Liberties Union
The federal effort to create a national identity card would take us one step closer to a surveillance society, erode our right to privacy, and put our personal information at risk!

Real ID would force all states to connect their DMV databases to one single interlinked system -- facilitating government tracking of ordinary Americans. It would also expose our most sensitive personal information to criminal identity theft.

Governors in five states courageously rejected this invasive law and the dramatic tax increases required to pay its massive price tag last year. If these states stand their ground, Congress will be forced to repeal this horrible program!

Thank the Governors who’ve stood up against the national ID card AND ASK THEM TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000
 

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Dear Governor [Name],

Thank you for standing up to the Bush administration and fighting against the Real ID Act. Your courageous stand is not only protecting state residents, but also setting a national example to other states.

I am deeply concerned about the impact of Real ID on our privacy and pocketbooks, and I am very pleased that you opted out of the program last year. Since the Department of Homeland Security has failed to heed the concerns of the states about this misguided and dangerous law, it is even more critical now that the states that have rejected it stand together against the administration's scare tactics.

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Again, thank you for leading the charge against Real ID. Please stand strong and keep protecting our privacy and civil rights.

Sincerely,
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We signed the “Stand Firm Against the Privacy-Violating National ID Card” petition!
# 50:
1:51 pm PST, Feb 19, Susan Kimbrell, South Carolina
# 49:
1:50 pm PST, Feb 19, Jason Mallet, South Carolina
# 48:
1:50 pm PST, Feb 19, Steve Tuttle, Oklahoma
# 47:
1:50 pm PST, Feb 19, Vicka Lanier, Montana
Thanks, Governor Schweitzer! Maintain your stand and keep Big Brother out of our lives.
# 46:
1:50 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, South Carolina
THIS IS WRONG AND HAS TO BE STOPPED. tHANK YOU FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING
# 45:
1:49 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, South Carolina
# 44:
1:49 pm PST, Feb 19, Betty Wireman, Oklahoma
We do NOT want the Real ID card. Let's keep up the fight to keep it out. We also need to revoke the Patriot Act! We must not lose what few freedoms we have left!
# 43:
1:49 pm PST, Feb 19, Ken Price, South Carolina
# 42:
1:48 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, South Carolina
Our Constitution gurantees our right to privacy; the time has come to respect and honor the Constitution - why not start by reading it and then act on what you have sworn to do - to uphold the Constitution.
# 41:
1:47 pm PST, Feb 19, Destiny Crouch, Oklahoma
# 40:
1:47 pm PST, Feb 19, Earl Hayter, South Carolina
# 39:
1:46 pm PST, Feb 19, Kylie McFerrin, Oklahoma
Thanks for standing up for citizens of Oklahoma, Governor Henry!! Keep up the good work!
# 38:
1:46 pm PST, Feb 19, Richard Sutphen, Maine
# 37:
1:46 pm PST, Feb 19, Elaine Blackman, South Carolina
Besides the fact that it's against our constitutional rights and besides the fact that it takes us one step closer to a dictatorship, how is it that they want to keep tabs on law-abiding citizens and can't even keep tabs on sex offenders or immigrants, legal or illegal? It's a lot like the gun control laws where the only people who don't have guns are the honest ones. Also, are there this few signatures because the petition just started in Feb 2008, apathy, or fear?
# 36:
1:44 pm PST, Feb 19, Kim U., South Carolina
# 35:
1:44 pm PST, Feb 19, Billy Rollins, Oklahoma
# 34:
1:44 pm PST, Feb 19, Russ Pescatore, Maine
# 33:
1:42 pm PST, Feb 19, Rebecca McNamara, Montana
Thank you Governor Schweitzer and the governors from the other four states for helping us to protect our privacy and civil rights.
# 32:
1:42 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, Oklahoma
# 31:
1:41 pm PST, Feb 19, Becky Ladd, Oklahoma
# 30:
1:41 pm PST, Feb 19, James Bruni, Maine
Maybe we should spell it Amerika!
# 29:
1:41 pm PST, Feb 19, Brian Robinson, Maine
# 28:
1:40 pm PST, Feb 19, Christine Lewis, Maine
# 27:
1:40 pm PST, Feb 19, Paula Lepore, Maine
# 26:
1:39 pm PST, Feb 19, LORI SCHOONHOVEN, Oklahoma
L. S. SCHOONHOVEN
# 25:
1:39 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, Maine
# 24:
1:39 pm PST, Feb 19, Seabury Lyon, Maine
There is absolutely NO excuse for savaging our Constitution and the rights and liberties it provides We The People! The "military industrial complex" that Eisenhower warned us about is behind this panic attack on America and it stands to reap untold billions from it. Get Smart, get your two feet firmly planted in fact, and defend our Constitution as your oath demands.
# 23:
1:38 pm PST, Feb 19, Lara L., Maine
# 22:
1:38 pm PST, Feb 19, Jan Hayter, South Carolina
# 21:
1:38 pm PST, Feb 19, Larry Williamson, South Carolina
# 20:
1:37 pm PST, Feb 19, Rodney Rardon, South Carolina
# 19:
1:36 pm PST, Feb 19, Name not displayed, Maine
# 18:
1:35 pm PST, Feb 19, Georgi Velev, South Carolina
# 17:
1:35 pm PST, Feb 19, Susan Rardon, South Carolina
# 16:
1:34 pm PST, Feb 19, Joey Carter, Montana
# 15:
1:34 pm PST, Feb 19, Leah Stavish, South Carolina
# 14:
1:33 pm PST, Feb 19, Anne Yessick, South Carolina
# 13:
1:33 pm PST, Feb 19, SALLY MERCHANT, Maine
# 12:
1:32 pm PST, Feb 19, Mary Chappell, Oklahoma
Keep up the fight, Governor Henry! We're on your side!
# 11:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 19, Lisa Shumaker, Oklahoma
# 10:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 19, Michael E. Carter, South Carolina
# 9:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 19, Deanna Dickey, Oklahoma
# 8:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 19, Melinda Finck, South Carolina
# 7:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 19, Caren Jeffcoat, South Carolina
# 6:
1:30 pm PST, Feb 19, Jan Warren, Maine
# 5:
1:30 pm PST, Feb 19, Bill and Judy Baker, Maine
Our Constitution gurantees our right to privacy; the time has come to respect and honor the Constitution - why not start by reading it and then act on what you have sworn to do - to uphold the Constitution.
# 4:
1:30 pm PST, Feb 19, Meredith Boyd, South Carolina
# 3:
1:29 pm PST, Feb 19, Debra Maddox, Oklahoma
# 1:
12:27 am PST, Feb 17, Victoria Mary Stong / Community Activist, New York
Thanks to my friend Attorney Norman Siegel and others like him, I know better than to agree to this type legislation. We need to have SOME privacy as the little we have now is being violated by Police like in the 114th Precinct in Long Island City, New York. They're unethical and into exploitation. We don't need a Police State or a government that controls us like puppets etc..