I passed an electronic sign today warning drivers that they only have 329 days until the Real-ID driver’s license will be required. For those not familiar with the law to go into effect in 2020, the law sets forth requirements for state driver's licenses and ID cards to be accepted by the federal government for “official purposes”.
The Secretary of Homeland Security has defined “official purposes” as boarding commercially operated airline flights and entering federal buildings and nuclear power plants. However, the law gives the Secretary unlimited authority to require a “federal identification” for any other purposes.
When the law was passed in 2005, many saw that it could ultimately become a tool for government to exert control over people since it could be adapted for future reasons in the future.
Now, a new Senate bill would create a real-time national driver surveillance program that would allow law enforcement to know anything and everything about a driver at the click of a button. It is called the “Safe Drivers Act” and is designed for one purpose: to share everything a motorist has ever done with law enforcement nationwide.
Congressman Seth Moulton publicly announced his legislation in hopes of making it easier for safety officials to share information about drivers across state lines. However, how he plans to share drivers' personal information with law enforcement across the country is frightening.
"The ultimate goal of the bill is to help lead to the creation of a national, real-time data sharing program", Moulton's office said.
It appears that knowing a driver's Social Security Number, address, date of birth, checking their driving record and running their name against a national criminal database is not enough.
The congressman said, “the goal is to incentivize states to modernize their systems and work together to make sure their databases are compatible to improve communication on dangerous drivers.” The incentive would offer states more than $50 million to create a national real-time data sharing program.
According to The Salem News, this bill would also give law enforcement, real-time alerts of every driver—period!
Calling this a national, real-time data sharing program really doesn't do it justice. It should be called a real-time national driver surveillance program. And by the time this bill gets passed into law, it will have been modified to monitor motorists in ways that we haven't dreamed of yet.
The “Safe Drivers Act” if passed, will become a privacy nightmare. The Real-ID program already gives law enforcement an unprecedented look into everyone's personal lives. Americans do not need or want another national surveillance program under any pretense or condition.
The old adage about the “slippery slope” refers to a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences. History shows that laws hastily thrown together, often with good intent, usually end up creating more harm than good.
With that all said, it’s clear to see how this scenario and others like it are simply shaping the future for what the Bible clearly defines as The Last Days. Governments will merge, currencies will become one and eventually a world ruler will rise to power.
So, when I see these things taking place, I don’t fear them; for I know these must happen to hasten the day when Jesus Christ returns to planet earth. That my friends, is real!
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