Tag Archives: Privacy
Real ID: A Real Warning on the Danger of Government

Real ID: A Real Warning on the Danger of Government

The REAL ID Act may be on the verge of receiving its final coffin nails. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is pushing a replacement bill that poses many of the same threats as REAL ID. The history of REAL ID should inspire friends of freedom to once again vigorously oppose any and every federal grab for their personal information.

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Identity crisis in America

Identity crisis in America

Writes State Sen. Mike Folmer: “I believe the most egregious example of government overreaching into personal lives is the federal Real ID Act.”

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Oppose Implementation of The REAL ID Act

An open letter to Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
As a constituent who cares deeply about privacy and national security, I urge you to oppose implementation of the REAL ID Act and support its immediate repeal.
The creation of a national identification card is not a power delegated to Congress under Article I, section 8 of the United [...]

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Limits vs Empowers

by David Smith
In response to “The Constitution and the Right to Privacy”
The only point that I would add is that there exists a fundamental difference between the Federal Government, which these amendments limits, and the State Governments, which the 10th Amendment empowers.  Actually, ‘empowers’ is not the right term because power not delegated is [...]

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The Constitution and the Right to Privacy

For a long, long time, we’ve heard people debate back and forth about whether or not there’s a “right to privacy” in the Constitution (and Bill of Rights).
For an excellent lesson on this issue, see a classic article from Harry Browne:

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Partisanship instead of Liberty

This week, Rep. Ron Paul introduced HR 3835 – the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. This bill, if passed, would go a long way towards restoring liberty and the constitution in this country, and eliminate a number of “laws” that were enacted beyond the Constitution’s limit on federal power.

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