Patriot Act and Real ID Act

Here is my position on the Patriot Act and the Real ID Act: they are nothing but a control on the civilian population. If Bush were serious about protecting the country, he would hit the problem at the source- at the border.

We are seeing a systematic assault on our liberties. The government searches us illegally every time we fly, and we tolerate it because it supposedly makes us safer. And since we have done nothing wrong, we have nothing to fear, right? It scares me how many rights people will give up in the name of feeling safe. Once the government has these powers, they will not give them back to the people. It just doesn't happen.

The Real ID Act allows the federal government to set standards for drivers licenses. This gives them the power to decide what information is stored on the license, and how it is stored. I don't mind electronic storage, but RFID type technology on my license scares me. It will allow anyone in the government with a reader to "read" this information as you pass by them. This CAN happen, and it WILL if we don't stop it. I am all for restricting drivers licenses to legal residents, but this is simply not the way to do it. This gives the federal government way too much power.

Put simply, I do not and will never trust the government. The founding fathers did not (hence checks and balances, and hence the 2nd amendment), and I will not ever trust them either.

MMP Volunteers

Welcome to the MMP volunteers!

Please check my previous postings, many of them are along the lines of what we were talking about on the MMP message board.

Moore

http://www.hardylaw.net/Truth_About_Bowling.html
http://www.mooreexposed.com/
http://www.moorelies.com/
http://www.bowlingfortruth.com/

I'll add Moore as I find them.

Minuteman Project

Well, I just got my confirmation today, I am going to be helping out with the Minuteman Project. The idea is to watch the border, and report any illegal activity to the Border Patrol and let them deal with it. I will be going armed, but it's only because of the possibility of interaction with people bringing drugs across the border. We have every intention of interacting with no one at all (including illegal immigrants), but that isn't always possible.