-Caveat Lector- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FP] FW: IMPORTANT re: National ID Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 21:31:04 -0500 From: "ScanThisNews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "ScanThisNews Recipients List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Update on National ID status: Following is an update from Ron Paul's office on the status of the effort in Congress to repeal section 656 of Public Law 104-208, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, (IIRIRA). This is the law which mandates that, after October 1, 2000, federal agencies may not accept for identification purposes any document that does not conform to the standardization guidelines which are to be established by the Department of Transportation in conjunction with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). The mandatory requirements include the inclusion of social security numbers on the ID document application and other nondescript security features intended to prevent duplication and fraud. According to AAMVA publications, the intention is to ultimately require some form of biometric identification such as a fingerprint. The implementing regulations have already been drafted and were published in the Federal Register for the required public comment period (which was first announced by ScanThisNews the day they was published), but they were withdrawn when the DOT received a large amount of public objections. More on the history can be found here: http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page1/fp-dot-money-withheld.html And, excerpts from the law itself can be found here (scan down to section 656): http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page2/fp-104-208-immigration.html Finally, although I encourage everyone to do as is suggested below, contact your representative, please remember that when the time rolls around when this law is slated to go into effect, nearly all of the states will have already complied with all of the standardization guidelines. A state-by-state accounting of this trend is available here: http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page4/fp-04-page4-winners-losers.html Scott Now, here's the update from Congressman Ron Paul's office: -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 FORWARDED: ----------------------------- From: "Singleton, Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Important Info. re; national ID Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:00:27 -0400 The Senate Transportation Appropriations contains language repealing Section 656 (b) of the 1996 Immigration Act, which established the National ID card. If this language is in the House-Senate conference that comes out of the House, the attempt to turn drivers' licenses into a national ID card will be dead! People who contact their conferees should ask them to make sure the conference report has the Senate's 656 (b) repeal language. House Conferees on Transportation Appropriations are: Republicans: CW Young (FL-10) Frank Wolf (VA-10) Tom Delay (TX-22) Ralph Regula (OH-16) Harold Rogers (KY-5) Ron Packard (CA-04) Sonny Callahan (AL-01) Todd Tiahrt (KS-04) Robert Aderholt (AL-04) Kay Granger (TX-12) Democrat: David Obey (WI-07) Martin Olav Sabo (MN-05) John W. Olver (MA-01) Ed Pastor (AZ-02) Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-15) Jose Serrano (NY-16) Michael Forbes (NY-01) Senate Conferees: Republicans: Ted Stevens (AK) Richard Shelby (AL) Pete Dominic (NM) Arlen Specter (PA) Kit Bond (MO) Slade Gorton (WA) Robert Bennett (UT) Ben Campbell (CO) Democrats: Frank Lautenberg (NJ) Robert Byrd (WV) Barbara Milkulski (MD) Harry Reid(NV) Herb Kohl (WI) Patty Murray (WA) ===================================================== CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: U.S. House link - This is a great link for Congressional Members http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
