Hello,

Gov. Blunt has sent word out to stop Jim Guest REAL ID legislation. We
need to help Jim stop Gov. Blunt. "Stopping the Real I.D. Act = Stopping
the North American Union" Jim's Bill has passed the MO House of
Representatives 193-3. It would take a lot of gall not to get the bill out
of Committee.

I talked to Jim's Chief of Staff and she told me that the bill is now in
the Judiciary Committee in the Senate. This bill has to make it out of
committee to be voted on by the full MO Senate. Everyone who believes in a
sovereign MO needs to call the members on the Judiciary Committee right
now and tell them to Vote yes on the Bill and get it out of committee.
Here is a list of Judiciary Committee members. Remember that your
children are counting on you to take a stand.

God Bless,
Frank Dunnington

Missouri State Senate
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

MEMBERS:
Matt Bartle, 8th, Chair (573) 751-1464
Jack Goodman, 29th, Vice-Chair (573) 751-2234
John Loudon, 7th (573) 751-9763
Rob Mayer, 25th (573) 751-3859
Delbert Scott, 28th (573) 751-8793
Chuck Graham, 19th (573) 751-2162
Jolie Justus, 10th (573) 751-2788
Chris Koster, 31st (573) 751-1430

Missouri Senator Charlie Shields: 573.751.9476
Missouri Senator Michael Gibbons: 573.751.2853

New Missouri bill thumbs its nose at federal Real ID Act
By Lee Logan
POST-DISPATCH JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU
01/18/2008

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri would defy federal drivers licensing
requirements in the name of privacy under a bill filed by a crusading
legislator Thursday.

Sponsored by Rep. Jim Guest, the bill would prohibit Missouri from
complying with the Real ID Act of 2005.

Responding to security concerns after Sept. 11, Congress passed the
program, which sets common licensing rules that essentially make it harder
to falsely obtain a drivers license.

Since then, Guest, a Republican from King City in northwest Missouri, has
been rounding up other states to oppose the law based on privacy concerns.

"We have a federal government that is out of control," Guest said.

The Legislature overwhelmingly passed a resolution asking the federal
government to repeal the program last year; Guest's bill would go a step
further by prohibiting the state from participating in the program
entirely.

Guest said he has no problem with a common set of standards for drivers
licenses, but he's worried about the provisions that require
"machine-readable" technology in the cards, which could leave personal
information in the wrong hands.

"It will make ID theft very easy in the future," he said.

Because Real ID would be required for so many common tasks, Guest said it
amounts to a national identification card.

"Almost everybody would be affected by it," he said. "It is the first step
to Big Brother watching you."

Nationally, the movement against Real ID has sparked wide-ranging fears
that the next step might be microchipping citizens, or that the cards have
a connection to the biblical prophesy of the "mark of the beast."

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the program provides a
much-needed security boost, and that the department has worked with states
on implementation.

"There's been a public outcry for more secure identification," department
spokesman Russ Knocke said.

If a state decides not to comply, its citizens would be unable to use
their drivers license to fly on airplanes and would need additional
documentation, such as a passport.

The rules are set to take effect in May, though states have until December
2009 to fully implement the program.

The Missouri Department of Revenue would have to implement the licensing
rules, which were released to states last week.

Spokesman David Griffith said the department is still reviewing the rules
to determine the impact on Missouri. One of the key questions, he said, is
calculating the program's cost for the state.

The Homeland Security department has estimated that the program will cost
at least $3.9 billion nationwide.

More than 20 states have passed legislation or resolutions opposing the
program, including several that have passed laws saying they will not
participate — essentially calling the feds' bluff.

Despite the outcry, a few state legislators think Real ID isn't such a big
deal.

Rep. Clint Zweifel, D-Florissant, was one of three lonely legislators to
vote against the resolution last year.

"I just don't like the idea of thumbing your nose at a pretty modest
security recommendation," he said, noting that the program was suggested
by the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission.