Intel bill to institute national ID system?
Congressman: Driver's license provision initiates plan 'not proper in a free society'
It is just a matter of time until those who refuse to carry the new licenses will be denied the ability to drive or board an airplane."
A Republican congressman is decrying the intelligence reform bill set to pass Congress today, saying it creates a de facto national ID-card system. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says by establishing standards for state driver's licenses on a federal level, the government is setting up a national system that's "not proper in a free society."
The bill, which established a new cabinet-level national intelligence director and expands some law-enforcement powers, passed the House of Representatives last night 336-75 and is scheduled for a Senate vote today.
"This is America, not Soviet Russia," said the libertarian-leaning Paul in a statement. "The federal government should never be allowed to demand papers from American citizens, and it certainly has no constitutional authority to do so." "A national identification card, in whatever form it may take, will allow the federal government to inappropriately monitor the movements and transactions of every American," Paul continued. "History shows that governments inevitably use such power in harmful ways. The 9-11 commission, whose recommendations underlie this bill, has called for internal screening points where identification will be demanded. Domestic travel restrictions are the hallmark of authoritarian states, not free nations.
It is just a matter of time until those who refuse to carry the new licenses will be denied the ability to drive or board an airplane."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41828
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Top Stories - December 11th, 2004
It is just a matter of time until those who refuse to carry the new licenses will be denied the ability to drive or board an airplane."
A Republican congressman is decrying the intelligence reform bill set to pass Congress today, saying it creates a de facto national ID-card system. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says by establishing standards for state driver's licenses on a federal level, the government is setting up a national system that's "not proper in a free society."
The bill, which established a new cabinet-level national intelligence director and expands some law-enforcement powers, passed the House of Representatives last night 336-75 and is scheduled for a Senate vote today.
"This is America, not Soviet Russia," said the libertarian-leaning Paul in a statement. "The federal government should never be allowed to demand papers from American citizens, and it certainly has no constitutional authority to do so." "A national identification card, in whatever form it may take, will allow the federal government to inappropriately monitor the movements and transactions of every American," Paul continued. "History shows that governments inevitably use such power in harmful ways. The 9-11 commission, whose recommendations underlie this bill, has called for internal screening points where identification will be demanded. Domestic travel restrictions are the hallmark of authoritarian states, not free nations.
It is just a matter of time until those who refuse to carry the new licenses will be denied the ability to drive or board an airplane."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41828
From:
Aftermath News
Top Stories - December 11th, 2004
Starmail - 11. Dez, 17:37
