Dear Friend,
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is trying to sneak the invasive federal Real ID Act in through the back doors of the Michigan State legislature.
Despite a strong statement of opposition by Michigan citizens and our elected officials, Terri Lynn Land is supporting house and senate bills that comply with Real ID under the guise that they enhance the security of our driver’s licenses. Read more and take action here>>
In fact, these bills go far beyond securing Michigan driver’s licenses from fraud. The bills include the invasive provisions of the federal Real ID Act that Michigan citizens and legislators find so objectionable that we sent a message to Congress in late October telling them we want Real ID repealed.
A Real ID license is a national identity card for all Americans which will be linked to a massive database available to every state in the country and the federal government, creating a one-stop shop for identity thieves. The Real ID license will include a standardized "machine-readable zone" that will make it easy for anybody in private industry to snap up the personal data on these licenses.
In late October, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on Congress to reject the Real ID Act. Michigan's HR 176 puts Michigan in the company of 34 other states that have voiced their opposition to this expensive federal mandate.
E-mail your Michigan Representatives here and tell them to vote against sneaking Real ID in through the back door. Tell them you reject a “big brother” national ID card and that you don’t want your personal data included in a massive national database available to identity thieves and unreliable government oversight.
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Take action here.
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