REAL ID: Connecting the dots to an International ID
Address by Representative Sam E. Rohrer
Freedom 21 National Conference – Dallas, Texas
July 25, 2008
History offers many examples of societies which have sought to increase security by sacrificing freedom. America itself provides many…
ID Cards and Databanks are Not the Solution
January 18, 2008
By Tom DeWeese
In this age of terrorism and out-of-control illegal immigration, it is a growing belief by many Americans that we must all be regulated, restricted, licensed, registered, directed, checked, inspected, measured, numbered, counted, stamped,…
Read MoreOpposition to National ID Continues to Grow
May 11, 2007
By Tom DeWeese
Five states, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Arkansas and Maine, have enacted legislation informing the federal government that their states will not comply with the Real ID Act, a law passed by Congress in 2005…
Read MoreHate Crime Legislation Will Target Your Freedom of Speech
March 9, 2007
By Tom DeWeese
A battle has been waging during the opening months of the 110th Congress over proposed Hate Crime legislation. The main bill currently before the House is H.R. 254, titled, “The David Ray Hate Crimes…
Read MoreThe Growing National ID Trap
November 13, 2006
By Tom DeWeese
Technology can be a wonderful thing. From our garage door opening automatically on a rainy day to being able to find a lost pet, to quickly paying for an item by slapping a…
Read MoreFuture American Lawyers Take a Stand for Freedom
April 24, 2006
By Tom DeWeese
Many patriotic Americans have rightly worried about the nation’s future in the hands of today’s younger generation. Proven time and again is their lack of understanding for American ideals and principles of limited…
Read MoreDon't Let Katrina be the Excuse to Blow Away Our Liberty
October 5, 2005
By Tom DeWeese
In typical fashion the federal government is using a real disaster to scare us into giving it more power in case an unrelated, perhaps man-made (terrorist-related), disaster might possibly occur. President Bush has announced…
Read MoreWe Must Never Let the Terrorists Win
April 8, 2005
By Peyton Knight
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,…
Read MoreSAFE Act Restores Constitutional Protections
April 5, 2005
Washington, D.C.—The American Policy Center (APC) and other organizations dedicated to limited government gathered today on Capitol Hill to support the introduction of the “Security and Freedom Ensured” (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act is a bipartisan…
Read MoreHouse Approves Electronic ID Cards
February 11, 2005
By Declan McCullagh
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approvedelectronic ID cards, including driver’s licenses. Under the rules, federal…
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