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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: 30,000
 

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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.

[Your comment here]

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

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We signed the “Stand Firm Against the Privacy-Violating National ID Card” petition!
# 19,550:
11:33 am PDT, Jun 9, V Laino, New York
Legal aliens should not be penalized for the paranoia of the US government to keep "EVERYONE" that does not meet the standards OUT!
# 19,549:
7:41 am PDT, Jun 9, Maggie Goddard, Virgin Islands
# 19,548:
8:41 am PDT, Jun 8, Clara Burton, Michigan
# 19,547:
8:49 pm PDT, Jun 7, Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 19,546:
1:59 pm PDT, Jun 6, Sara Smith, Connecticut
# 19,545:
12:00 pm PDT, Jun 6, Linda Rembisz, Pennsylvania
# 19,544:
3:37 am PDT, Jun 6, Animals Abuse Greece, Greece
# 19,543:
12:16 am PDT, Jun 6, Lauren Bradford, Michigan
# 19,542:
11:27 pm PDT, Jun 5, Sara Lawrence, Missouri
# 19,541:
12:52 pm PDT, Jun 5, Cynthia Dickens, Georgia
# 19,540:
10:39 pm PDT, Jun 4, Josef Fritzl, Wisconsin
Bitches don't need to know bout how I raep mah daughter in basement. I make as many incest children with my cellar family as I want.
# 19,539:
3:33 pm PDT, Jun 3, Rena Feng, Washington
# 19,538:
1:10 pm PDT, Jun 3, Donna Vaughn, Washington
# 19,537:
9:23 am PDT, Jun 3, Kathleen Williams, New York
# 19,536:
4:06 pm PDT, Jun 2, Marie T. Martinez, California
# 19,535:
3:16 pm PDT, Jun 2, Name not displayed, California
Thank you for standing up for protection of privacy and for freedom.
# 19,534:
3:12 pm PDT, Jun 2, Peter Kuhn, California
# 19,533:
9:18 am PDT, Jun 2, Christina Marchant, United Kingdom
As a UK citizen I am also VERY worried about this subject!
# 19,532:
6:16 am PDT, Jun 2, Nicole Turner, Delaware
# 19,531:
5:38 am PDT, Jun 2, Diane Kizer, Tennessee
# 19,530:
8:49 pm PDT, Jun 1, Name not displayed, Michigan
# 19,529:
4:50 pm PDT, Jun 1, Dana Armstrong, Texas
# 19,528:
4:11 pm PDT, Jun 1, Anita Ball, Pennsylvania
# 19,527:
2:47 pm PDT, Jun 1, Taundra White, North Carolina
Once this ball gets rollin;there is no turning back!!! Think about all the possibilities. Acssess Denied!!!
# 19,526:
2:16 pm PDT, Jun 1, Julien LeBlanc, Canada
The Real ID Act is unessecary. Get rid of it.
# 19,525:
8:29 pm PDT, May 31, Amanda Smith, Arizona
# 19,524:
6:36 am PDT, May 31, Matthew Rowan, Florida
# 19,523:
8:31 pm PDT, May 30, Amy Gretenstein, Florida
# 19,522:
8:27 pm PDT, May 30, Corinne Broskette, Florida
# 19,521:
5:28 pm PDT, May 30, Julie Wingate, Massachusetts
# 19,520:
4:53 pm PDT, May 30, George Zgela, Florida
# 19,519:
1:51 pm PDT, May 30, Elizabeth Farr, Mississippi
# 19,518:
9:29 am PDT, May 30, Name not displayed, Arizona
This is a disgusting disgrace in the face of the U.S. Constitution. The fear-mongering of the Bush Administration has to stop, we don't want your NWO ID! We'll fight it to the teeth.
# 19,517:
4:23 am PDT, May 30, Jodie Clouser, Ohio
# 19,516:
11:07 pm PDT, May 29, Melissa Burton, Canada
# 19,515:
10:03 pm PDT, May 29, Laurie Cox, South Carolina
# 19,514:
9:27 pm PDT, May 29, Matthew Kibbie, California
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. I believe that this administration has done much too much to emulate the particular strategies and policies of Nazi Germany which one would find less than admirable, such as lying to the people, restricting freedom of the press and individual rights. At the same time it has taken away many of the reasons for which I, for one have always been proud to be an American. Again, thank you for leading the charge against Real ID. Please stand strong and keep protecting our privacy and civil rights. Sincerely, Mr. Kibbie
# 19,513:
7:31 pm PDT, May 29, Hank Mirsky, New Mexico
# 19,512:
6:23 pm PDT, May 29, Jason Morrow, Illinois
# 19,511:
4:00 pm PDT, May 29, Maya Karalius, California
# 19,510:
3:07 pm PDT, May 29, Aaron Stuart, Pennsylvania
As Benjamin Franklin observed in 1759, those who give up their liberty in exchange for government promises of security, end up with neither liberty nor security. Do the right thing.
# 19,509:
10:32 am PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, Texas
# 19,508:
1:50 am PDT, May 29, Thomas Jones, New York
# 19,507:
3:03 pm PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, New York
VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!
# 19,506:
2:59 pm PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, Georgia
# 19,505:
2:27 pm PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, Maryland
This current administration is a sham. They are using our fear to control us, fear they generated. The second amendment is there, not so deer hunters can own assault rifles, but so citizens can take up arms in the streets and fight back against a corrupt government.
# 19,504:
2:22 pm PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 19,503:
2:04 pm PDT, May 28, Sean Renshaw, Ohio
# 19,502:
1:57 pm PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, Florida
# 19,501:
1:56 pm PDT, May 28, Lee Brawner, Nebraska
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