Feds Coerce States to Demand Social Security Numbers
When government enacts a law restricting a fundamental personal liberty, it must employ the least restrictive measures possible to achieve its goal. This test applies even when the government has a legitimate purpose in adopting the particular law. 1
The chilling effect of vagueness and over-broad coverage
The Federal Statute 42 USC 666 Section 13 requires that all states demand the Social Security Number from ALL license applicants. The abuse of this statute is that ALL citizens must pass an unnecessary litmus test, with some unable to comply due to civil rights concerns, rather than the target the very group that the law refers to.
It's not an ID
"The Social Security card was never meant to be used for identification purposes.
When the system was created in 1935, to assuage the concerns of American citizens, Congress insisted that the card would never and should never be used for purposes of identification.
Its sole purpose was to ensure that workers were paying the required payroll tax. Individual workers were assigned numbers so that the proper governing authority could easily account for the contributions made to the Social Security fund." 1
The Case Against Driver’s Licenses
By Eric Peters, January 13, 2012
That little plastic laminated card you’ve got in your wallet or purse – you know, the state’s permission slip for operating a motor vehicle? Ever stop to reflect how peripheral the driving part of a driver’s license is?
Because, of course, a driver’s license is in fact our national ID card.
It’s impossible to function in modern society without this national ID card – even if you never get behind the wheel of an automobile. You can’t open a bank account, cash a check, visit the doctor, vote, board an airplane or even get a job without one.
Real ID Act Will Make America A Police State
By Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Real ID Act Will Make America a Police State. I rise in strong opposition to HR 418, the REAL ID Act.
This bill purports to make us safer from terrorists who may sneak into the United States, and from other illegal immigrants. While I agree that these issues are of vital importance, this bill will do very little to make us more secure.
FAIR is Unfair
Whereas we agree with the basic principals, arguments and end result that FAIR (Federation of American Immigration Reform) wants to achieve, FAIR has gone too far in its demands upon the American populous at large.
FAIR blindly requires Americans to submit a Social Security Number for licensing when it has no inherent identifying attributes as to origin of birth. Enumeration of the populace for the intent to monitor income and dispense benefits has no relevance to national security. Thus this is a red herring mandated by sheer ignorance. It should be brought to the attention of FAIR, so they will stop promoting this avenue as a solution.
Assignment vs. Possession
Possession denotes having, but assignment does not.
When asked whether you have something that you do not possess, nor desire to obtain, how would you respond? Most respond with the truth, "I don't have it."
If you were assigned club membership by a third party, but have never applied for membership, are you obligated to accept it or the credentials that they issued for you?
The answer is simply, "No!"
The Real ID Rebellion
by Declan McCullagh
In 1775, New Hampshire was the first colony to declare its independence from oppressive laws and taxes levied by the British crown.
Now it may become the first state to declare its independence from an oppressive digital ID law concocted in Washington, D.C.
New Hampshire's House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a remarkable bill, HB 1582, that would prohibit the state from participating in the national ID card system that will be created in 2008. A state Senate vote is expected as early as next week.
34 States Align Against National I.D. Card
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 11:36 a.m. EST
A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states.
The Maine Legislature on Jan. 26 overwhelmingly passed a resolution objecting to the Real ID Act of 2005. The federal law sets a national standard for driver's licenses and requires states to link their record-keeping systems to national databases.
Within a week of Maine's action, lawmakers in Georgia, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington state also balked at Real ID. They are expected soon to pass laws or adopt resolutions declining to participate in the federal identification network.