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.

The Clock is Ticking on Real ID

May 11, 2008 state compliance begins; biometric facial photos included.

It sounds like a bad science fiction – horror story. But this is real.

On May 11, 2008 the Real ID initiative will hasten the collection and retention of your facial biometrics under the AAMVA and ICAO international biometric standards.

Those who wait until its too late to resist, will be unable to do many of the things that today we take for granted.

Join the Stop Real ID Coalition today.

What is The Stop Real ID Coalition:

• We have massive evidence of wrongdoing, collusion, and fraud.

• We will continue to provide model legislation used by state governments to halt the Real ID in your state.

• We will work in your state to ensure your legislators vote against the Real ID.

• We have given the testimony that has caused those with the power to pause. We will finish that work in Washington D.C. to ensure that the Real ID is repealed.

• We will awaken the people to this attack on their freedoms.

• We will work to stop the massive collection, retention, and distribution of your personal biometrics.

You know we can do it because of what we have already accomplished when everyone said it was impossible.

WE HAVE working relationships with legislators, attorneys, associations, organizations, and ministries nationwide. We continue to work closely with these folks and have received healthy strong support. This is NOT a start-up. Three years in the making, we've come a long way and garnered respectable ground while working behind the scenes and under the radar.

TODAY we are stepping up the pace, announcing ourselves publicly and moving into high gear to meet and assist legislators from 20 states who've already asked us to help. We are already known to the legislators and our invite list grows each week!

What we lack is the money to fund the work. We already have the engagements!

THIS IS THE TIME to make an impact and a difference. We need your help. Will you help us?

Donate. Join, Volunteer. Get Active. Your life, as you know it today, depends on what you do today.