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Even J Edgar Hoover did not this blatantly abuse federal power. On the bright side, Trump has now brilliantly illustrated why there can never be a centralized, facial recognition based Real ID in America which can be shut off in an instant on perceived political opponents.
South Florida Reporter:
"In the quiet suburbs of Philadelphia, a 67-year-old retired American citizen named Jon—a man who spent decades believing in the sanctity of the democratic process—found himself at the center of a federal investigation. His “crime” was neither a plot against the state nor a violation of national security. Instead, he had committed the simple act of sending an email. After reading a report in The Washington Post detailing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to deport an Afghan asylum seeker back to the waiting hands of the Taliban, Jon felt compelled to act. He found the publicly available email address of the lead DHS prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, and sent a short, civil message urging the government to “apply principles of common sense and decency.”
Four hours later, the machinery of the state turned its massive, secretive gears toward him.
As detailed in a harrowing investigation by The Washington Post, the DHS responded to Jon’s email not with a reply, but with an administrative subpoena. This tool, as The Post notes, is a “powerful legal tool that, unlike the ones people are most familiar with, federal agencies can issue without an order from a judge or grand jury.” Within hours of his exercise of free speech, DHS had issued a demand to Google for Jon’s private subscriber records, account details, and home address. Two weeks later, armed agents and a local police officer were at his front door, interrogating a retiree about a single email regarding a matter of public concern."
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The Big Lie Behind Trump's Push for "Real ID": That It Is About Safety
"“Any package, pallet or container can now be equipped with a sensor, transmitter or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that allows a company to track where it is as it moves through the supply chain—how it is performing, how it is being used, and so on….In the near future, similar monitoring systems will also be applied to the movement and tracking of people.” - Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, in his book The Fourth Industrial Revolution
The manner in which the Trump administration’s push for Real ID is being sold is the strongest indicator that the true reasons for it are nefarious. Hailed as a way to verify that a person getting onto a plane is not a terrorist, the glaring question is, why would terrorists recruit a person with a terrorist record for a mission which requires an identity check in the first place?
It is the physical screening for weapons which ensures there is not a threat.
Sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers entered the US and boarded the planes under their real names. Their records were squeaky clean, and their was no reason to suspect they would engage in acts of terrorism.
CNN reported on September 20, 2001:
“Sixteen of the 19 alleged hijackers responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks came into the United States with legal visas. Fifteen entered on business or tourist visas and one with a visa to attend a vocational school, such as flight school.
Immigration officials say they do not have any information to suggest these men should not have been allowed in the country.”
In other words, a so-called Real ID, linked to a biometric facial recognition scan, will do nothing to stop a well-planned attack by motivated terrorists. It will, however, allow the government, and whoever is in power, to track, monitor, and force into compliance any American who violates any mandate or “standard” set out by the government.
Sen. Rand Paul has filed a bill which would repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.... " MORE
South Florida Reporter:
"In the quiet suburbs of Philadelphia, a 67-year-old retired American citizen named Jon—a man who spent decades believing in the sanctity of the democratic process—found himself at the center of a federal investigation. His “crime” was neither a plot against the state nor a violation of national security. Instead, he had committed the simple act of sending an email. After reading a report in The Washington Post detailing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to deport an Afghan asylum seeker back to the waiting hands of the Taliban, Jon felt compelled to act. He found the publicly available email address of the lead DHS prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, and sent a short, civil message urging the government to “apply principles of common sense and decency.”
Four hours later, the machinery of the state turned its massive, secretive gears toward him.
As detailed in a harrowing investigation by The Washington Post, the DHS responded to Jon’s email not with a reply, but with an administrative subpoena. This tool, as The Post notes, is a “powerful legal tool that, unlike the ones people are most familiar with, federal agencies can issue without an order from a judge or grand jury.” Within hours of his exercise of free speech, DHS had issued a demand to Google for Jon’s private subscriber records, account details, and home address. Two weeks later, armed agents and a local police officer were at his front door, interrogating a retiree about a single email regarding a matter of public concern."
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The Big Lie Behind Trump's Push for "Real ID": That It Is About Safety
"“Any package, pallet or container can now be equipped with a sensor, transmitter or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that allows a company to track where it is as it moves through the supply chain—how it is performing, how it is being used, and so on….In the near future, similar monitoring systems will also be applied to the movement and tracking of people.” - Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, in his book The Fourth Industrial Revolution
The manner in which the Trump administration’s push for Real ID is being sold is the strongest indicator that the true reasons for it are nefarious. Hailed as a way to verify that a person getting onto a plane is not a terrorist, the glaring question is, why would terrorists recruit a person with a terrorist record for a mission which requires an identity check in the first place?
It is the physical screening for weapons which ensures there is not a threat.
Sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers entered the US and boarded the planes under their real names. Their records were squeaky clean, and their was no reason to suspect they would engage in acts of terrorism.
CNN reported on September 20, 2001:
“Sixteen of the 19 alleged hijackers responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks came into the United States with legal visas. Fifteen entered on business or tourist visas and one with a visa to attend a vocational school, such as flight school.
Immigration officials say they do not have any information to suggest these men should not have been allowed in the country.”
In other words, a so-called Real ID, linked to a biometric facial recognition scan, will do nothing to stop a well-planned attack by motivated terrorists. It will, however, allow the government, and whoever is in power, to track, monitor, and force into compliance any American who violates any mandate or “standard” set out by the government.
Sen. Rand Paul has filed a bill which would repeal the Real ID Act of 2005.... " MORE
