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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
States and National ID: Still a very tough fight (TN, AZ)
Arizona Immigration Law Passes: SB 1070 Directs Cops To Determine Immigration Status
c/o HuffPo >> LA Times
The bill directs police to determine the immigration status of noncriminals if there is a 'reasonable suspicion' they are undocumented. Immigrant rights groups say it amounts to a police state.
"Reps. Chad Faulkner and Tony Shipley were the only legislators who were recorded as voting for HB1426. Please be sure to thank these two legislators for supporting REAL ID Nullification.
Chairman Harmon Runs Rough-shod Over Real ID Nullification in Tennessee
c/o Tenth Amendment Center
"Reps. Chad Faulkner and Tony Shipley were the only legislators who were recorded as voting for HB1426. Please be sure to thank these two legislators for supporting REAL ID Nullification.
To watch the video of the proceedings of the House Transportation Committee as it considered and rejected HB1426, click here."
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
SB 1070 : Arizona identity and immigrant policing bill goes for a vote
National Identity and Immigration Policing Bill crests in AZ Senate
PHOENIX - According to local sources, SB 1070 goes to the Senate Committee of the Whole for a vote today. The bill currently includes the E-Verify program, creation of a misdemeanor offense for anyone who employs undocumented workers and arbitrary terry stops to evaluate citizenship. There are provisions in the bill which call for the siezure of private property; such as impounding a car for transporting an undocumented immigrant.
Those opposed to the bill are organizing their defense against a federal or national ID card and gun reporting requirements embedded in the bill. Ernest Hancock plans to give an update on teh legislation's status on Liberty Radio available this afternoon.
Recent History c/o Freedom's Phoenix
PHOENIX - According to local sources, SB 1070 goes to the Senate Committee of the Whole for a vote today. The bill currently includes the E-Verify program, creation of a misdemeanor offense for anyone who employs undocumented workers and arbitrary terry stops to evaluate citizenship. There are provisions in the bill which call for the siezure of private property; such as impounding a car for transporting an undocumented immigrant.
Those opposed to the bill are organizing their defense against a federal or national ID card and gun reporting requirements embedded in the bill. Ernest Hancock plans to give an update on teh legislation's status on Liberty Radio available this afternoon.
Recent History c/o Freedom's Phoenix
- Sheriff Ralph Ogden of Yuma County Speaks Out on the Cost of SB 1070 http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2010/04/russell_pearce_hold_up_sheriff.php
- Russell Pearce's Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12's Sunday Square-Off http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2010/04/russell_pearces_falsehoods_ina.php
- Russell Pearce's SB1070: Welfare for Anti-Immigration Lawyers, Says Attorney David Selden http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2010/04/russell_pearces_sb1070_welfare.php
Monday, April 12, 2010
Missing paperwork holds up ID card
c/o news-press.com
FT MEYERS - Patsy Richey, 75, needed a state ID so she could do her banking and cash her Social Security checks in the name Richey. The name matched the one on her driver's license, but it expired and she no longer drives.
Her son, Rick Richey, said he mailed a request to Atlanta for a copy of his mother's marriage certificate and they said she must mail it to the county where she was married. Patsy Richey said she was married in Valdosta, Ga., but it wasn't in the records there, because it was obtained in another county. Patsy Richey couldn't remember where. Her husband, whom she divorced in 1976, died four years ago.
The credit union shut down Richey's bank account, moved the money to savings and wouldn't let her have access because she didn't have a valid ID and, without a marriage license, no way to get one.
"This is crazy. What is happening?" Cooper asked.
Richey is not the terrorist or undocumented immigrant these new rules are meant to thwart.
And the Department of Motor Vehicles recognizes this, I'm sure, which is why Ann Howard, its press secretary, assured me they will help Richey get her ID card.
Other people who are having problems also can get help on a case-by-case basis by contacting the department, Howard said.
"We knew this would be a learning curve with bumps involved, but we're doing well in Florida with hundreds of thousands of citizens getting this done properly," she said in an e-mail.
If you need a new license or ID, visit gathergoget.com to see what documentation you will need.
I don't know how many are getting turned away from license bureaus because they don't have the proper paperwork. Although Richey's case is extreme, I doubt she's the only one to become entangled in the bureaucracy of national security.
- For more columns and reader forums go to news-press.com/tellmel. Contact Tell Mel at 2442 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, 33901; 344-4772; tellmel@news-press.com.
FT MEYERS - Patsy Richey, 75, needed a state ID so she could do her banking and cash her Social Security checks in the name Richey. The name matched the one on her driver's license, but it expired and she no longer drives.
Her son, Rick Richey, said he mailed a request to Atlanta for a copy of his mother's marriage certificate and they said she must mail it to the county where she was married. Patsy Richey said she was married in Valdosta, Ga., but it wasn't in the records there, because it was obtained in another county. Patsy Richey couldn't remember where. Her husband, whom she divorced in 1976, died four years ago.
The credit union shut down Richey's bank account, moved the money to savings and wouldn't let her have access because she didn't have a valid ID and, without a marriage license, no way to get one.
"This is crazy. What is happening?" Cooper asked.
Richey is not the terrorist or undocumented immigrant these new rules are meant to thwart.
And the Department of Motor Vehicles recognizes this, I'm sure, which is why Ann Howard, its press secretary, assured me they will help Richey get her ID card.
Other people who are having problems also can get help on a case-by-case basis by contacting the department, Howard said.
"We knew this would be a learning curve with bumps involved, but we're doing well in Florida with hundreds of thousands of citizens getting this done properly," she said in an e-mail.
If you need a new license or ID, visit gathergoget.com to see what documentation you will need.
I don't know how many are getting turned away from license bureaus because they don't have the proper paperwork. Although Richey's case is extreme, I doubt she's the only one to become entangled in the bureaucracy of national security.
- For more columns and reader forums go to news-press.com/tellmel. Contact Tell Mel at 2442 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, 33901; 344-4772; tellmel@news-press.com.
WRITTEN UP: Missouri protests TSA Body Scamming practices
KANSAS CITY - BTC- Sidewalk sign waves can be a thankless dish of humble pie. However, the brave souls of Missouri's liberty activist strongholds are [so mmmm...Heavy Metal?] that they held the attention anchor of at least three televised news services.
I especially loved the pre-teen standing out there with the sign that says,
"THE TSA WANTS TO SEE MY JUNK!"
11 new scanners have been dispersed over America. It's 11 more than we ever intended to deal with.
Liberty Restoration Project keeps on rocking for a free-world. And here are the news totals c/o Kansas City LOLA, Tracy Ward:
St. Joe Channel - Nextstar
KCTV 5
KSHB
The Pitch [Misery alt news rag]
Tony's Kansas City [HOT SCANNER PIC]
PICTS
Lousiana debates ban of PASS ID legislation
c/o AP>> Daily Comet
A proposed ban on Louisiana participation in a federal program that requires driver's licenses to have security enhancements united two organizations Monday that often sit on the opposite sides of many issues.
Leaders of the ACLU of Louisiana and the Christian conservative Louisiana Family Forum both supported a bill by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, that would direct the state Department of Public Safety not to participate in the federal PASS ID Act, if it passes Congress.
The PASS ID Act attempts to strengthen security by requiring certain information to be encoded in a driver's license. It would replace the previously passed federal REAL ID requirements, which two dozen states refused to implement because of privacy and cost concerns.
ACLU state director Marjorie Esman and Family Forum Executive Director Gene Mills argued the PASS ID requirements would be invasive and could encourage identity theft. Other supporters of the bill also argued the federal security requirements would be too costly for the state.
The House Transportation Committee voted 16-1 to advance Geymann's bill (House Bill 870) to the full House for debate. Opposition was by Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, who said Louisiana shouldn't be objecting to federal legislation designed to improve U.S. security and safety. She said information already is available to identity theives on the Internet.
"If you're worried about people knowing everything about you, it's already out there," she said.
In 2008, Louisiana lawmakers ordered the Department of Public Safety not to implement the provisions of the REAL ID Act.
A proposed ban on Louisiana participation in a federal program that requires driver's licenses to have security enhancements united two organizations Monday that often sit on the opposite sides of many issues.
Leaders of the ACLU of Louisiana and the Christian conservative Louisiana Family Forum both supported a bill by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, that would direct the state Department of Public Safety not to participate in the federal PASS ID Act, if it passes Congress.
The PASS ID Act attempts to strengthen security by requiring certain information to be encoded in a driver's license. It would replace the previously passed federal REAL ID requirements, which two dozen states refused to implement because of privacy and cost concerns.
ACLU state director Marjorie Esman and Family Forum Executive Director Gene Mills argued the PASS ID requirements would be invasive and could encourage identity theft. Other supporters of the bill also argued the federal security requirements would be too costly for the state.
The House Transportation Committee voted 16-1 to advance Geymann's bill (House Bill 870) to the full House for debate. Opposition was by Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, who said Louisiana shouldn't be objecting to federal legislation designed to improve U.S. security and safety. She said information already is available to identity theives on the Internet.
"If you're worried about people knowing everything about you, it's already out there," she said.
In 2008, Louisiana lawmakers ordered the Department of Public Safety not to implement the provisions of the REAL ID Act.
Comparative Analysis: Montage of integrated citizen spying technologies
BTC - This is a montage of the comprehensive battle for your private information and the use of integrated technologies to sift and evaluate your data. Pretty chilling stuff.
Voice recognition, world wiretapping & data nexusses
Voice recognition, world wiretapping & data nexusses
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