Mark had just returned from Washington D.C.

Mark Lerner was in D.C. the week of 21 April 08. He attended the hearing by the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia that was just about the Real ID Act and WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative).

Mark had the opportunity to speak with a Senator, Chief of Staff of another Senator, the counsel for a Senator on a very important committee that is looking hard at the Real ID Act 2005 and several key committee people representing a number of committees in the U.S. Senate. Mark does not provides the names of the people he meets with. They ask that he use discretion and appreciate their doors are open for him. Mark has agreed to this for now.

Mark also had the opportunity to speak with several people in the media. He is currently bringing them up to speed.

Mark will be providing in due time a letter that he has sent to each person he spoke with in person in D.C.. That letter will appear on this blog within two weeks, First, Mark wants to wait on the replies he gets and see just who on the "Hill" is going to do something and who will not.

We appreciate what each of you has done and is doing so that Mark can continue to fight this battle for all of us including our children and grandchildren.

Currently there are people working on bringing Mark to their own respective states to do speaking engagements and to meet with state lawmakers.

Mark has asked that I post on this blog his desire to do more radio shows. He has the time to do them now and over the next couple of weeks. We ask that you assist in getting Mark in touch with producers and/or the host of the programs to schedule the time and date. This is very important to schedule these shows in advance because Mark's time is limited for radio shows. He feels it is equally important to speak with the public as it is to speak with lawmakers on the state and federal level. We ask that you make the original contact with the producers and/or hosts, Feel free to share with them the information packet we provide you with. If you don't have the packet then email Mark directly at stoprealid@aol.com He will get the packet out to you by email within 48 hours and in most cases within 24 hours. By each of you making the original contact it allows Mark more time to continue doing the things he is doing for us all.

IDAHO not Fooling around with Real ID

by Steve Meyer

(April 1, 2008) There were no fools standing in the chambers Monday March 31, 2008 as the Idaho Senate passed HB606 into law by an overwhelming 100% for and zero against vote. Nor were there any present on March 13th when the House passed it with an equally resounding 100% for and zero against.

HB606 was teetering upon defeat in the Senate as recent as last Friday. According to our contact in Idaho "on Friday there were not enough yes votes to stop the Real ID". This individual had been working with our information packet and the Idaho legislature. Providing our packet of 6 PDF files (about 1 meg worth of data) and a link to stoprealidcoalition.blogspot.com to every Senator and Representative in Idaho. Our contact goes on to say "I'm sure the link was used".

In addition to our information packet, the March 24th article 'Breaking News'; now presented as a PDF titled 'Dangerous Monopoly Formed' was included.

From Friday to Monday the winds changed from a sure failure to a 100% for zero against victory! Our Idaho contact went on to say "It seems your documents can even cure the common cold."

I contacted Mark Lerner, the biometrics and Real ID expert, to gather his comments. "It goes to show, as I always tell people, that when we sit down and provide the facts that we have, that many are outraged."

Congratulations Idaho!

We know that the Senate amended the original HB606 and that the bill now returns to the House to deal with the amendments. Yet, this bill now puts Idaho very close to stopping the Real ID insanity with enacted law.

Certainly the Stop Real ID Coalition supports a tamper proof drivers license. What we don't support is the Real ID due to the facts found in our information packet. We're confident that the House members, and Governor, will review our facts and respond appropriately.

If you need the free information packet, then please request it at stoprealid@aol.com so that you can educate yourself and others. Get the packet, read it, then pass it on to everyone you know.

If you can introduce us to Senators and Representatives in your State, please do, our on-site presence to coach is worthy of their consideration.

Stop Real ID Coalition Coaches Continue to Work

by Steve Meyer

STOP REAL ID COALITION (Feb 29, 2008) Mark Lerner, and the Stop Real ID Coalition, have been extremely successful in uniting U.S. and state legislators, religious leaders, legislative committees, and major national organizations. This united campaign is working to stop the Real ID Act of 2005 and it’s troubling international scope of insecurity, privacy invasion, and loss of freedom that it establishes.

More than a dozen states have legislation passed that urges the U.S. Congress to Repeal the Act altogether!

Over half of the states have legislation pending that urges the U.S. Congress to Repeal the Act!

Make no mistake about it. According to the legislation their states have passed or plan to pass, the states haven’t rolled over and accepted that the Real ID is for real. No way.

In fact, we have invitations from, are working with, or are scheduling to work with 20 states to pass legislation in their state to end this insane Real ID Act of 2005. And we continue to work with U.S. Legislators on the national front, religious leaders and their congregations, ACLJ, ACLU, state legislators, and governors.

When over half the states see the problem with the Real ID, then one has to peek under the hood to learn what they’ve seen; it’s just sensible to educate oneself. Our coalition has peeked, and we coach and inform legislators and others on what we’ve found and how to deal with it in their state; and even nationally.

We don’t blow smoke, pass out ludicrous looking literature, stand in the outer corridors while the action is inside, claim to do more than we have, burn bridges, or harass others into public embarrassment.

We do actually show up, build cohesive teams and alliances, create understanding, coach and build the knowledge base, describe the issues in layman or professional terms, build our case based purely on fact, and provide comprehensive model legislation.

We desperately need your financial help right now! This very minute! Please join us and contribute.

The Endangered Real ID Act of 2005

by Steve Meyer

STOP REAL ID COALITION (Feb 26, 2008) Power, greed, and politics, an ugly mix that has produced fascism time and time again across the centuries.

Americans are the first people to have their inherent rights recognized not as a privilege but instead as their birthright, unrelated to the government they elect.

Yet today those rights have been converted to privileges. The mere utterance of opposition to the whims and whimpers of those in self supposed authority is punished, viewed as a form of terrorism. The mistreatment of activists who challenge legislation is therefore something we must challenge immediately and with the full force of our movement.

Mark Lerner is an activist for freedom, one of a very few who are committed to ensuring that Americans retain ownership of their own information and that their privacy and real security is respected.

He and those like him, those who seek to oppose tyrannical laws by confronting the issues in a proper forum before legislature, should be embraced. Yet Mark has suffered incarceration, harassment and endangerment. He dared to confront those who are determined to inflict on us the Real ID. Worse from their viewpoint, he has been successful.

Two weeks ago Mark Lerner was going about the work of stopping the Real ID. He is one of the best informed and most experienced activists on the issue of the Real ID. It was his testimony to Congress that informed legislators of the problematic accuracy of the biometrics being used with the Real ID; it was Mark who pointed out the conflict of allowing those who will profit and have access to be the same corporations whose record of reliability in respecting our privacy is so tainted. He learned these things while acting to make the Real ID happen. He changed his mind and sides because for Mark the truth, and freedom, matter.

He is determined to halt the Real ID Act of 2005. It can be done; it must be done. We’ve been doing it.

The time is now. Let’s send a clear message to those advocates of the Real ID. Mark is now completing his work in Oklahoma. Organizing in other states, appointments with legislators, briefings, and media events. Help Mark, and those working with him, stop the Real ID. Hold on to your right to own and control your most private information. Know that you can change your bank account, you can change your Social Security Number, but you can never change your biometrics. Once your biometrics are compromised, they are compromised forever.

Send a clear message today! A contribution of one hundred dollars by each of us would show that the people support the Stop Real ID Coalition. It will send a powerful message to the Real ID advocates. And it will reassure the Governors and legislators who have stood with us for the repeal of the Real ID Act. This is the work that needs doing and the message that must be heard. Help us stop the Real ID in your state now before it is too late.

Return often, as we will be updating this site with late breaking news as it develops. And believe me, we will be in the news in the weeks to come. Some exciting things are beginning to happen. Be a part of the action! Join us.

Stop Real ID Coalition

by Steve Meyer

(Feb 21, 2008) Mark Lerner, and another person, approached the topics involved in Real ID about three years ago. Mark examined the issues from a technology perspective while the other person came at it from a privacy viewpoint. During their journeys, they met, they discussed, and a lasting bond for the mission to Stop Real ID was born. Working together for over a year, these Patriots consolidated their efforts and like a pandemic have exploded onto the scene providing documented proof of collusion, fraud, and wrong-doings related to the Real ID Act of 2005. They have uncovered evidence against those who would strip the freedom, privacy, and security away from every U.S. Citizen under the disguise of one who was increasing their security. Mark has become the public face of the movement while the other founder retains the privacy he so treasures. Today, the team's activities have received warm welcome acknowledgments from so many, that a coalition has developed; the Stop Real ID Coalition.

The Stop Real ID Coalition is a proponent for ending the Real ID Act of 2005, the use of biometrics therein, and all of its offspring legislation. They have garnered the bi-partisan support of national and state leaders, Christian Ministries, Political Pacts, and Talk Show Hosts nationwide. Truly a sweeping partnership which crosses all political boundaries. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents have all rallied behind the effort.

Model Legislation against the Real ID, and its privacy/security weakening directives, has been drafted for and is being enacted by several state legislatures. This may be the strongest legislation to date when it comes to realistic and permanent defeat of the negative impacts of the Real ID. It is all encompassing to the point of receiving high praise from the legislators who are using it. This model legislation has passed the muster in real life use. The Stop Real ID Coalition will make it available upon request.

Massive evidence of wrong doing within the biometrics industry has been presented to Federal and State Legislators, several committees in Washington D.C., and to select others. The wheels of motion are churning at the highest levels of governance as eyes are opening to the real implications of weakening security and destroying privacy as enacted by the Real ID Act of 2005.

Real ID may well have been good intentioned. And may have seemed a logical solution on the surface. But as one digs in past the surface and unveils the reality beneath, one is quick to notice the failure and injustice that this piece of legislation holds for all Citizens of the United States of America. The freedom, privacy, and security of each of us is forever demolished by the concepts held in this single piece of legislation; the Real ID Act of 2005.

Join us. Help us put an end to the most repressive piece of legislation in U.S. History.