Hello, Orwellian Nightmare
Jun. 28th, 2007 10:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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stultiloquentia, via twistedchick: something to really get upset about, and to TAKE ACTION. NOW. Please.
The Senate is voting tomorrow on immigration legislation that includes a snuck-in version of the REAL ID Act, which would require everyone in the US to get special 'national identification' to get a job, get on a plane, or do pretty much anything in real life. This would be an unfunded federal mandate for states to enforce, meaning that the fed isn't sending any money and people would have to pay through the nose for this program. This is another way for the government to keep tabs on everything we do in our lives -- and charge us for it as well.
This webpage has information on what's at stake, what it will mean to you, and what you can do -- including a fax you can send your Senators today.
stultiloquentia, via twistedchick: something to really get upset about, and to TAKE ACTION. NOW. Please.The Senate is voting tomorrow on immigration legislation that includes a snuck-in version of the REAL ID Act, which would require everyone in the US to get special 'national identification' to get a job, get on a plane, or do pretty much anything in real life. This would be an unfunded federal mandate for states to enforce, meaning that the fed isn't sending any money and people would have to pay through the nose for this program. This is another way for the government to keep tabs on everything we do in our lives -- and charge us for it as well.
This webpage has information on what's at stake, what it will mean to you, and what you can do -- including a fax you can send your Senators today.
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Date: 2007-06-29 12:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-06-29 04:42 am (UTC)Unfortunately, I can take no credit for it. kazzy_cee had it posted on spuffyhaven a few weeks back and was generous enough to make it sharable. Yea her!
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Date: 2007-06-29 12:22 pm (UTC)