by Adam Dick | Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity Speaking Tuesday before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations regarding the implementation of REAL ID mandates on travelers, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem displayed succinctly in one sentence her disdain for the right of Americans to travel freely and her support instead for an authoritarian approach to travel. “But we are telling people that this law will be enforced and it will allow us to know individuals in this country who they are and that they’re authorized to travel,” declared […]

by Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project This May, the long-delayed enforcement of the Real ID Act finally kicks in. Originally passed in 2005 under the guise of post-9/11 security, Real ID standardizes driver’s licenses nationwide and ties them into a federal identification system. What started as a measure to “secure the skies” has now become a cornerstone in what many privacy advocates fear is a looming surveillance state. Real ID isn’t needed and won’t stop terrorists from hijacking planes. Most of the 9/11 hijackers held Saudi, UAE, Egyptian, or Lebanese passports. Real ID is a national standard and […]

[su_box title=”Editor’s Comment” box_color=”#1989B5″]The totalitarian surveillance state is continuing to advance almost unabated and once REAL ID is in effect the trap door will widen to include almost every US citizen. As part of their “Refuse REAL ID” campaign, The Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom has created a guide to resisting REAL ID and choosing a state issued ID instead that doesn’t include the same surveillance trappings. If you live in an eligible state, this may be well worth obtaining. Derrick Broze’s article below will provide even more reasons why you should![/su_box] by Derrick Broze | The Last American Vagabond […]