Repeal The Real Id Act of 2005
To ask the US Senate to repeal the Real Id act of 2005 mandating, by May 2008, national ids that will track every citizen in this country. Not only will is this an essential violation of our right to privacy but it put all of us in further danger of ID theft by creating a centralized privately run database of all the citizens of this country. The technology already exists for unauthorized persons to read the information off this card --even at distance! You could be scanned by just walking into any place with a set up scanner. You could be tracked! It also would cost taxpayers even more money and bureaucratic mess than we have already! This petition will be sent to Harry Reid, Senate majority leader.
What's Wrong with Real
ID Real ID is an Unfunded Mandate that will cost each state an estimated $185 million over the first 5 years, Real ID will mean higher fees for to obtain a license Real ID is a Bureaucratic Nightmare It will require states to remake their drivers license, restructure its computer databases, and create an extensive new document storage system It will mean longer lines and frequent snafus and eliminate same-day licenses Moreover, it will turn motor vehicle dept. workers into enforcement agents of federal law.
Real ID Increases our Risk of Identity Theft
Real ID will create a single shared database of identity information accessible to motor vehicle workers nationwide It will requiring them to store copies of our birth certificates and other documents It will include a machine-readable zone that will allow for easy capture of personal information by stores or anyone with a reader.
More About Real ID
Real ID mandates that by 2008 all states turn their driver’s licenses into a national ID card that will be part of a 50- state shared database. The card that was once used to prove an individual was safe to drive will now be used as an “internal passport” that can be used to track an individual’s movement and activities.
