Real-ID Passes, Barry Steinhardt address to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
I agree that we should do all we can to keep our country safe; however, not at the risk of giving up too many of our civil liberties. It frustrates me to no end how something as important as this act is hidden in a bill to support our troops.
There is no way to vote against it because you would be voting against the troops. Why is it allowed to slip things like these together? It is really social engineering.
Enough ranting. Barry Steinhardt the Associate Director of the ACLU addressed the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. (Click here for transcript)
Choice quotes:
The rationale for creating a national ID after September 11, no matter what its guise, is to create a clear line between “us” (innocent people) and “them” (dangerous terrorists). Unfortunately, none of the proposed identification systems would effectively sort out the “good” from the “bad.”
ID cards, whether legitimate or false, do not establish bad motive or intent.
…an identity card is only as good as the information that establishes a person’s identity in the first place. Birth certificates – California actually had theirs on line – and Social Security cards can be forged, bought, or stolen.
The transcript is a good read. (Click here to read the full transcript)