Remember the big flap that’s been made about the National ID card that the government has been trying to foist off on us, requiring states to become “Real ID compliant”? This is the same “Real ID” that several states have refused to be part of. Well, if H.R. 5405 passes then it’s very likely that they’ll sneak it in under the door and in the process turn the Social Security card into a National ID card.
House bill H.R. 5405 is titled the ‘Social Security Identity Theft Prevention Act.’ It was introduced on Feb. 13, 2008 by Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL). The “reason” for this bill is “to protect seniors from identity theft and to strengthen national security.” Last I read, The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Here’s the sneaky part: The bill calls for changing the design of the Social Security card. The new design will include a picture, fingerprint, barcode, magnetic strip and a computer memory chip. For all intents and purposes it changes the Social Security card into a National ID with the Social Security Administration in charge of it.
It’s not a surprise that this thing gets sneaked in under the guise of preventing identity theft. Back in 2005 the Real ID Act was passed in the House and then died in the Senate as HR 418 ended up getting passed anyway because it got attached to HR 1268, the absolutely must-pass bill that provided for relief for the Asian tsunami crisis and Iraq emergency supplemental appropriations bill.
Because of that, all 50 states found themselves under orders to meet federal standards for drivers license that effectively turned them into National ID cards by the end of 2009.
This plan to force states to make these changes to drivers licenses started running into problems when several states and a lot of privacy minded people started objecting to it.
Now they’re trying to sneak this thing in again, this time using a federal program instead of something run at a state level and of course, it actually hits more people because while you don’t HAVE to have a drivers license, you DO have to have a Social Security card if you plan to earn money in this country.
This thing has entirely too many potentials for misuse for it to be even close to a good idea. Besides that it’s also a step, perhaps several steps, closer to the “mark of the beast” setup described in Revelation 13.
This thing needs to be stopped. Everyone should contact their representatives and senators about this and urge them to vote against it. Equally important is getting the word about this out where more people will see it. The government is trying to sneak this in under the radar, don’t let them.
I recommend that everyone use this link to contact their Congresscritters in the US House of Representatives and tell them that you want them to vote against HR 5405.
You can also use this link to track the progress of HR5405 ,
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This is at least better than REAL ID and WHTI EDLs in that the feds can not make
a pretense here that this isn’t a national ID card. National ID cards have pros
and cons, but one thing you can’t say is that it will help with identity theft.
That is a red herring of an argument, does anyone think that the social security
number helps fight identity theft? What leads to identity theft is more personal
data in more databases. The more places it is, the more likely it will be
compromised. The RFID chip only facilitates tracking, and is totally not
neccessary. The addition of biometrics is NOT for the usefulness of the card
itself, it is simply an excuse and a mechanism for them to collect the data. They
have the infrastructure set for storing the data, now they just need a way to get it.
pretense or not they’re doing it and a lot of people are going to be in for a rude awakening when they find out just how much the government is watching, tracking and storing away about them.
I can see both sides of why people would want either or. But I am against the idea of an ID card. Thats lame.
It’s worse than lame, it’s the government making itself into something much more than it’s supposed to be.
I think it is now time to create a new card which will cover the national ID, Social security info, driving license, bank info, service info and that one should be digital formated. coz it will be very easy to change the status.
You know, if you take what you (and others) suggest and put it on an RFID chip that is implanted in the person whose ID you’re dealing with, you have Biblical Prophecy come to life:
Why should we try to stop this? what is wrong with getting closer to “the mark of the beast”? It is going to come sooner or later and it looks like soon than later. I understand there will be hardship and persecutions because of faith but we were told that this day is coming so why should are people having fits about it?
It may be that this or something that derives from it is indeed the mark, and yes, the mark is foretold in prophecy and is guaranteed to eventually come about.
I think that just because we know something will eventually come to pass does not mean that we should stand idly by and watch as the enemy goes about his business establishing a kingdom on Earth.
HE may think he runs everything, but WE, as Christians, know that “The earth is The Lord’s” (Exodus 9:29) Sitting back and allowing the enemy to have his way without a fight is no better than helping the enemy. He may have prophecy on his side (for a while), but we have the standards of righteousness and holiness that God expects us to live by, prophecy not withstanding.