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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!
# 19,650:
11:09 pm PDT, Jul 3, Cynthia Stevens, Utah
# 19,649:
9:42 pm PDT, Jul 3, William Ortlieb, Tennessee
# 19,648:
6:59 pm PDT, Jul 3, Theresa Koch, Arizona
# 19,647:
10:14 am PDT, Jul 3, Peter Carson, New Jersey
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1:35 am PDT, Jul 3, Vicki Shaffer, West Virginia
# 19,645:
10:37 pm PDT, Jul 2, Karyn Storts-Brinks, Tennessee
# 19,644:
8:14 pm PDT, Jul 2, Matthew Weldon, Minnesota
# 19,643:
8:13 pm PDT, Jul 2, Amy Wold, Minnesota
# 19,642:
7:58 pm PDT, Jul 2, Shawna Wagoner, Michigan
# 19,641:
3:50 pm PDT, Jul 2, Angela Okrasinski, Florida
# 19,640:
3:29 pm PDT, Jul 2, Carla Gomora, Pennsylvania
# 19,639:
2:52 pm PDT, Jul 2, Stephanie Conroy, Texas
# 19,638:
2:15 pm PDT, Jul 2, Elizabeth Kanze, Massachusetts
# 19,637:
12:53 pm PDT, Jul 2, Deborah Congonello, Ohio
# 19,636:
11:53 am PDT, Jul 2, Ingrid Pfoertsch, Maryland
# 19,635:
9:41 am PDT, Jul 2, Name not displayed, Ohio
This is an OUTRAGE! I am a very concerned citizen that feels that my individual rights need to be protected and not exploited. I am tired of big government intruding on our right to some semblance of privacy. We have a right to refuse this intrusion. It is not what is best for the country and citizens. It is a way to encroach on our privacy.
# 19,634:
8:52 am PDT, Jul 2, Jason Smith, New York
# 19,633:
1:26 am PDT, Jul 2, Jessica Milton, Missouri
# 19,632:
9:24 pm PDT, Jul 1, Patricia Toher, New York
# 19,631:
6:38 pm PDT, Jul 1, David Thomas, Washington
# 19,630:
2:20 pm PDT, Jul 1, Angelica Corpeno, Illinois
# 19,629:
2:18 pm PDT, Jul 1, Walt Woernle, Florida
Personally, I see this as an attempt to completely take over our personal lives and eventually control and what we think and do in our every day lives.
# 19,628:
12:45 pm PDT, Jul 1, Jim Roberts, California
# 19,627:
11:12 am PDT, Jul 1, Jamshid Lotfi, Maryland
# 19,626:
2:58 am PDT, Jul 1, Mary Garton, California
# 19,625:
7:03 pm PDT, Jun 30, Katie Forsmark, Mississippi
# 19,624:
4:46 pm PDT, Jun 30, Emily Derks, Colorado
# 19,623:
4:37 pm PDT, Jun 30, Dennis Deal, Pennsylvania
# 19,622:
2:16 pm PDT, Jun 30, Christine Nall, Virginia
I am a libertarian and a proud activist with the ACLU please stand your ground and reject the law for those of us in other states who do NOT want the law as well as the citizens in your state. Stand up for us, we the people elected you!
# 19,621:
12:52 pm PDT, Jun 30, Shelly Albright, California
# 19,620:
11:55 am PDT, Jun 30, Ingrid Nordenstrom, Florida
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2:25 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Estonia
# 19,618:
11:58 am PDT, Jun 29, Octavia James, New York
# 19,617:
5:36 am PDT, Jun 29, Jeffrey Craig, Michigan
# 19,616:
8:42 pm PDT, Jun 28, Chenelle Martin, New Jersey
# 19,615:
4:27 pm PDT, Jun 28, Jennifer Cochran, Wyoming
# 19,614:
1:31 pm PDT, Jun 28, Carson Rhodes, North Carolina
# 19,613:
11:28 am PDT, Jun 28, Jackie Verdugo, Arizona
# 19,612:
10:33 am PDT, Jun 28, Amanda Mott, Ohio
# 19,611:
9:13 am PDT, Jun 28, Elizabeth Petry, New York
THANK YOU! We hope you will continue the fight to the right for our privacy!
# 19,610:
8:25 pm PDT, Jun 27, N C, Washington
# 19,609:
3:22 pm PDT, Jun 27, Melissa Webb, Texas
# 19,608:
12:27 pm PDT, Jun 27, Kathryn Magoon, California
# 19,607:
3:21 pm PDT, Jun 26, J. Delaney Hansen, Michigan
# 19,606:
2:19 pm PDT, Jun 26, Wendy Derbort, California
# 19,605:
2:02 pm PDT, Jun 26, Olivia Figger, Kansas
# 19,604:
1:03 pm PDT, Jun 26, Sue Strom, California
# 19,603:
12:08 pm PDT, Jun 26, Amanda DeJesus, California
# 19,602:
12:00 pm PDT, Jun 26, Hester Jansen, Netherlands
# 19,601:
9:45 am PDT, Jun 26, Matthew Smith, South Carolina
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