Tom Knapp Asks What to Do About "Real ID?"
And he has some answers. You may not be willing or able to go for all of his suggestions (I'm not myself), but odds are good you'll find something here that is useful to you. (Someone please tell me more about these pre-loaded debit cards that can be reloaded on the Internet or at local kiosks.)
posted by Kirsten at 8:09 PM
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Building our way free from Real ID
http://www.bradspangler.com/blog/archives/79
"(Someone please tell me more about these pre-loaded debit cards that can be reloaded on the Internet or at local kiosks.)"
As far as those cards, I haven't been able to find one that didn't require that the card be mailed to you.
Here are the ones I've seen:
http://www.coinstar.com/us/WebDocs/A1-0-3 http://www.getmygreen.com
http://www.ikobo.com/ikobo.cgi?action=info_send
Rick, I've tried to think through some solutions like yours, but always ran into the reality wall.
Why would anyone invest the effort to get a Constitutional Amendment through, when Congress spends 95% of its time pissing on the Constitution we have already? There would be no point.
And the folks in the state legislature are hardly any better than the ones in Congress. They are completely bought out.
There are a few counter examples. Wyoming refuses to take the wolf reintroduction scheme the feds want to shove down their throat. Nevada blocked the nuclear waste repository. And a few others. But I don't see the will out there for this, certainly not in 34 states (or whatever the number is). There will be no federal Constitutional Amendment that says "10th Amendment? We really mean it this time!"
The other problem with your solution, lets face it, is that it depends on government: petitioning the state governments to do something positive.
The solution to this is general resistance. Just don't put up with it. Many will drive without a license, that sort of thing. The more people who bitch about this, the harder it will be to ram through. I really think the feds bit off too much this time.
Another solution is to stop the enabling legislation at the state level. It is always easier to put roadblocks in front of new legislation (even with the federal extortion), than it is to get something positive through like a new federal amendment.
Besides, doesn't the latter require a constitutional convention? A lot of people think that is a bad idea.
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We've been a police state for quite some time. The Patriot Acts and Real ID just "legalized" it. If you want to see what you're in for, check out my letter to FL State Attorney Steve Meadows recently posted at
http://www.surveillancestate.blogspot.com
I'm just ahead of the curve. The sheep are next.
Joe Keegan
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