ACTION ALERT *** National ID Vote WEDNESDAY!

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ACTION ALERT

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>From the American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese, president

American Policy Center
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February 7, 2005

Action Alert! Action Alert! Action Alert!

*** National ID Vote WEDNESDAY!

This is just the type of National ID monster we’ve spent years fighting.

Congress will vote on it this Wednesday, February 7.

You must tell your Congressman to vote NO on H.R. 418, the “REAL ID Act.”

Here is why:

-H.R. 418 would require the linking of all state driver’s license databases -- thereby creating one massive database harnessing the private details of every U.S. citizen. It also would force all states to subscribe to the “Driver’s License Agreement,” which would make the contents of this database available to bureaucrats in Canada and Mexico.

-H.R. 418 would require all state driver’s licenses to have a common machine-readable technology, including a digital photo of the card holder.

-The database may grow to contain far more than simply information relevant to driving. H.R. 418 gives the Secretary of Homeland Security the unprecedented power to dictate what data states collect for license holders. This could include virtually anything, including fingerprints and/or eye retina scans known as “eye-prints.”

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner’s (R-WI) REAL ID Act (H.R. 418) is a Big Brother nightmare that MUST BE STOPPED. Congress will vote on H.R. 418 on Wednesday. It is vital that you contact your Representative and tell him or her to NO on H.R. 418.

**Action to Take**

1. Call your Representative and tell him to vote NO on H.R. 418. Simply dial the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 225-3121 and ask for your Representative by name. Explain that a National ID system will NOT MAKE US SAFER! It will only make us LESS FREE. If Congress was really concerned with our national security, it would strengthen our incredibly weak borders. Instead, Congress is really just concerned with mining the personal information of U.S. citizens and tracking their movements.

2. Call House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and tell him to vote NO on H.R. 418 and to use his clout to get his colleagues to vote NO as well. Rep. DeLay's phone number is (202) 225-5951 or (202) 225-4000. PLEASE CALL NOW! His FAX number is (202) 225-5117.

3. Call House Speaker Dennis Hastert and tell him to vote NO on H.R. 418 and to encourage his colleagues to do the same. Speaker Hastert's phone number is (202) 225-2976 or (202) 225-0600. His Speaker’s office FAX number is (202) 226-1996.

Because of the shortness of time, faxes and phone calls are your most effective tool.

***PLEASE SEND THIS URGENT ALERT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!***

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