Honestly I have no issue with “REAL ID” I just don’t think it goes far enough. I’m still partial to my National ID plan that lumps everything from Drivers License to Medical to North American Passport and so onto one card as I wrote in my “My Call for a National ID” blog. – PB/TK
10th Amendment, State Sovereignty Under Attack by Fed with REAL ID – By Twila Brase | February 9, 2017 | 10:27 AM EST
Last week, 116 lawmakers in Pennsylvania penned a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to protect their residents by reexamining REAL ID, a 2005 act that will affect Americans’ drivers licenses and is a harmful government intrusion and violates their privacy.
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), a national health freedom and patient advocacy organization, has staunchly opposed the push to implement a national ID card and has been educating Americans and lawmakers about the dangers of this initiative, including the half-truths proponents are telling to advance their agenda.
According to ABC News in Pennsylvania, the letter from the Keystone State lawmakers asks President Trump to resolve the constitutional issues the REAL ID Act has raised and to relieve states of the massive cost associated with the law.
Pennsylvania legislators understand state and individual rights under the 10th Amendment. As the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the 1997 Printz v. United States case, the federal government doesn’t get a say when it comes to state issues. The Court said the federal government may not issue directives requiring the states to address particular problems, and may not command a state to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program. Thus, the Court recognizes states’ rights under the 10th Amendment.
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