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th e rS y e d 's
a g e n d a .
H e w asto ldb yS y e d ,
" Ih a v e
th epow ert om ake
y o uP r e s i d e n t P ro
T em pore
o f
th eS e n a te .
M e
a n d
m y
S e n a to rs
w ill.m a k esu re
th a t you com e
in ."
S a idD a rg u in
i na nin te rv ie w ,
"T hat w aso n eo f th eq u o te s fro m
M r.[ I r f a n ]S y e d
try in g
t o
h a v e
m e
becom e
p a rto fh is
m a lic io u s
g ro u p
o fS e n a to rs
t o
t r y
t o
d isru p tth e
p r o c e s s -
e s
o f U S G ."
P re s id e n tD a rg u in
s a id
th a th e
h a s
a lw a y s
a c te d
in d e p e n d e n tly
i n
h is
o ffic e ,
o n
b e h a lfo fa lls tu d e n ts ,
a n d
h a sn e v e r jo in e d
S y e d
i nh isschem e
o rw o rk e d
w ith
h im
t o
fu rth e ri t .
P re s id e n t
D a rg u in
c o n tin u e d ,
" B a s ic a lly ,
s e v e ra lS e n a to rsh a v e
com e
u p
t o
m e
w ith
c o n c e rn s ,
te llin g
m e,
e s p e c ia lly
la s t
sem ester,
th a t
th e y
h a v e
b e e n
a p p ro a c h e d
b y M r.S y e da n ds e v e r -
a lo f th eS e n a to rsb a s i-
c a lly
try in g
[to ]
g e t
th e m
t o
v o te
i n
c e rta in
w ays
t o
try in g
[ s ic ]
t o
g iv e
th e m
p rio rin fo r-
m a tio n
o n
b ills
th a t
th e y
w ant
p a s s e d
t o
b a s ic a lly
g e t
th e
S e n a t e 's
su p p o rt
i n
p a s s in g
th o s e
b ills ."
P re s id e n t
D a rg u in
la te r
n a rro w e d
th e
tim e-fram e
t o
la te
S e p te m b e r-O c to b e r
2 0 0 4 .
A lso
a c c o rd in g
t o
P re s id e n t
D a rg u in ,
b o e o re
n is
e le c tio n
n e
w as
in v ite d
t o
am e e tin g
a tth e
U n iv ersity
C afe
w here
a
num bero fp e o p le ,in c lu d in g
S y e d ,
w ere
p re s e n t,
a n d
" th e y
w ere
w a tc h in g
a
v id e o
ta p e
a n dm o c k in g
th e
o th e rS e n a to rs
th a tw ere
try in g
t o
ta k e
as ta n c e
a g a in s tth e m ."
P re s id e n t
D a rg u in
s a id
h is
s u s p ic io n s
w ere
a ro u s e d
b y
th ele tte r
s e n tt o
U SG
b y
S y e d
a sh e a d
o fC O R E ,
c la im in g
th a tU SG
i ss u b j e c tt o
C O R E 's
a u th o rity .
U SG
s u s p e n d e d
C O R E
a fte r
th a tle tte r
w as
s e n t.
A lth o u g h
T h e
P ressh a s
s p o k e n
w ith
a
num bero fo th e rm em bers
o f U SG
w ho
h a v e
c o r-
ro b o ra te d
P re s id e n t
D a rg u in 's
s ta te m e n ts
a n d
p ro v id e d
fu rth e r
in fo rm a tio n ,
o th e rs
h a v e
L UrU d U
I a
lx r
u
i y
a g re e C
tL
c o u p te r a te
uLu
y
u
;
th e
c o n d itio n
th a t
th e ir
s ta te m e n ts
b eo ffth ere c o rd
a n d
th e ir
id e n titie s
w ith -
h e ld .
S e v e ra l
s a id
o u trig h t
th a t
th e y
w ere
a fra id
o f
re trib u tio n
fro m
S y e d
a n d
h is
a llie s
a n d
e ith e r
r e f u s e d
t o
ta lk
w ith
T h e
P ress,
o r
in s is te d
o n
a n o n y m ity .
O ne
p e rs o n
w illin g
t o
s p e a k
o n
th e
re c o rd
is
S e n a to r
K fier
K uba,
w ho
c o n firm e d
th a t
S y e d
"w as
g o in g
t ot r yt oim p e a c h
[U S G
E x e c u tiv e
V ice
P re s id e n t]
E sam
[a l-S h a re ffi]
a n d
h e
s a id
h e
d id n 't
w anta n y o n e
t o
k n o w
a b o u ti t ,h e
w a n te d
i tt o
b e
a
su rp rise
s o
th a t
h i; *
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p 1
I
II
L.
w
u
s p o ile d
s o m e h o w ."
T he
p lo t
t o
im p e a c h
V ic e
P re s id e n t
a l-S h a re ffi
w as
re p o rte d
i n
th e
F e b ru a ry
9 ,
2 0 0 5
e d itio n
o fT h e
P ress.
A c c o rd in g
t o
S e n a to r
K uba,
S y e d
ro u -
tin e ly
m e e ts
w ith
a
g ro u p
o f
S e n a to rs
a t
th e
S .A .C .
b e fo re
S e n a te
m e e tin g s .
A t
o n e
s u c h
m e e tin g
h ec irc u la te d
a n e-m ailw h ic h
h a db e e n
s e n t
t o
in c o m in g
S e n a to rs
b y
th e n -U S G
E x e c u tiv e
V ic e -P re s id e n t
E sam
a l-S h a re ffi,
w ho
o ffe re d
t o
m eet
w ith
th e m
t o
a d v is e
th e m
o n
S e n a te
p ro c e d u re s
t o
" g e t
th e m
u p
t o
s p e e d ,"
in
S e n a to rK u b a 'sw ords.
"E sam
w a n te d
t o
h a v e
a n
in fo rm al
m e e tin g
w ith
th e
n e w
S e n a to rs
a n d
n d re w
P e rn ic ka n dM arcel V o tlu c k a
I r f a n
w a n te d
t o
u seth a tt o
im p e a c h
h im ."
S y e d
m anaged
t oo b ta in
ac o p y
o fth ee-m aila n de n ti-
tle d
i t"T he
C ase
A g a in s t
E sam "
a n d
to ld
th e
S e n a to rs
a tth e
p re -S e n a te
m e e tin g
th a tb e c a u s e
o f
th is
a l-S h a re ffi
s h o u ld
b e
im p e a c h e d .
S e n a to r
K uba
c o n tin u e d ,
"T he
s e c o n d
I
s a w
i t[th ee'-m ail]
Irip p e d
i tu p .
T hew h o lero w
o f S e n a to rs
th a tw as
n e x tt o
m ea ll
rip p e d
i tu p
a ls o
a n d
o n e
o fth e
o th e r
S e n a to rs
to ld
m e
th a t
th e y
fo u n d
a
p ic tu re
o fm e
o n lin e
a n d
m y
fa c e
w asre a iiy
r e ..
t
w asm e. . . .
r
w asre a ly
r e a .
i t
w asm e rip -
p in g
i t . "
A s
t o
th e
p u rp o se
o f th e
c o n s p ira c y ,
S e n a to r
K uba
s a id
S y e d
c o m p la in e d
th a t
c e rta in
g ro u p s,
m e n tio n in g
H ille l
a n d
th e
G ospel
C h o ir
b y
nam e,
w ere
g e ttin g
to o m u c h
fu n d in g ,
a n d
o th e rs ,
s p e c ific a lly
th e
M u slim
S tu d e n t
A s s o c ia tio n
[M S A ],
C habad
a n d
B a p tist
C am pus
M in istry
w ere
n o t
g e ttin g
e n o u g h .
A c c o rd in g
t o
S e n a to r
K uba,
S y e d
" d i d n 't
m e n tio n
M SA
to o
m uch
t o
m e
b e c a u s e
h e
w o u ld
t r y
t op u ti ti np e r-
s p e c tiv e
to m e ,
a
p re tty
g o o d
s tra te g y
b y
him ,
b e c a u s e
h e
know s
I 'm
Jew ish
a n d
g o
t o
C habad
a n d
k n o w
th e
R a b b i.
H e
w as
s a y in g
w hy
s h o u ld
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r
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u to s p e i
h iu ir
a n
e .u
I J n i
g e L
m oneyb u tn o t C habad?
T h a t's
w hat h e 'd
a lw a y s
te llm e."S e n a to r
K uba
c o n tin u e d ,
how ever,
th a t
S y e d
" n e v e r
m ade
i t
a
re lig io u s
w h a te v e r.
H e
m ade
i tth e
g ro u p s
th a t
c o u ld
b e
th o u g h t
o f
a s
re lig io u sv e r s u sth e
a c tu a lre lig io u sg ro u p sth a t
a reg e ttin g
m oney.
H en e v e r m adei ta b o u t in d i-
v id u a lre lig io n s ."
A s
S e n a to r
K uba
to ld
T h e
P ress," a tth e
s u b c o m m itte e
m e e tin g ,
I
th in k
i t
w as
a g re e d
u p o n
th a t
e a c h
o n e
o fth e
fiv e
th a t
h e
b ro u g h t
u p ,
C habad,
M ,S .A .,
B a p tist
C am pus
M in istry
a n d
tw o
o th e rs ,
w o u ld
e a c h
g e t
$ 7 5 0
a n d
th e n
J a r e d
[W o n g ,
P re s id e n to f U SG ]
w o u ldg iv e
$ 2 5 0
fro m
h isP re s id e n tia l
D is c re tio n a ry
F u n d
$ 2 5 0
t oe a c ho n e .
T hat w asw hatw ea g re e d
u p o na t th e
s u b c o m m itte e
m e e tin g ."
R e g a rd in g
o th e ra s p e c t s
o f th ein v e s tig a -
tio n ,
P re s id e n t
P ro
T e m p o re
D a rg u in
n o tic e d
th a tth e re
w as
a
s t a r t l i n g
sim ilarityt o
th eb ills
in tro d u c e d
t o
th e
S e n a te ,
w h ic h
t o
h im
in d ic a t-
e d
th a t
th e y
w ere
w ritte n
b y
th e
sam e
g ro u p ,
a lth o u g h
th e y
w ere
in tro d u c e d
t oth e
S e n a te
b y
d iffe re n t
S e n a to rs .
H e
c o n tin u e d ,
"T he
r e a s o n
a
lo to fth e s e
b ills
lo o k
s o
fam iliar
i s
b e c a u s e
i t 's
th e
sam e
c o re
g ro u p
th a tcom es
dow n
a n d
w rite s
th e s e
th in g s .
T hey
c h a n g e
sm all,
d iffe r-
e n t
th in g s
t o
d iffe re n t
a c ts .
I f
y o u
saw ,
e s p e -
c ia lly
s in c e
th eb e g in n in g
o fth e
sem ester,
alo t
o fth e a c ts
th a tw ere
p u tfo rth
w ere
b a s ic a lly
o f
th e
sam e
s tru c tu re ."
S e v e ra l
s o u rc e s
c o n firm e d
th a t
m any
p ie c e s
o f
le g is la tio n
in tro d u c e d
t o
th e
S e n a te
w erew ritte n
b y
G reg
L u b ic ic h
a tth e
b e h e s t
o f
S y e d .
L u b ic ic h
i s
aS to n yB ro o k
s tu d e n tw ho
i s
n o ta
m em ber
o f U SG .
O nes o u r c e ,
s p e a k in g
o n
th ec o n d itio n
o f'a n o n y m ity ,s ta te d
th a t L u b ic ic h
w o u ld
o fte n
g iv e
S y e d -c o n tro lle d
S e n a to rs
b ills
t o
in tro d u c e
t o
th e
S e n a te
d u rin g
S y e d 's
p re -
S e n a te
m e e tin g sh e ld
i n
th eC .S .A .o ffic e .
O ften
p re s e n t
a t
th e s e
p re -S e n a te
m e e tin g s ,
s o u rc e s
s a y ,w ere
S e n a to rs
T hom pson,H su,
W u,
H uynh,
R a s u lo
a n d L aw son.
A p p a re n tly
b e c a u s e
o f
th is
in v e s tig a -
tio n ,
a
re p o rte r
fo rT h e
P ress,afo rm er m em ber
o f
S y e d 's
c o n s p ira c y
a n d
a n o th e r
in d iv id u a l
w ithk n o w le d g eo f S y e d 's
a c tiv itie sh a v ea llb e e n
th re a te n e d ,
a n dh a v e
file d
p o lic ere p o rts.
P a g e2
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·,
T h eP ro b le m
W ithC O R E
B y M ik e
B illin g s
A t th e
U SG
S e n a te
m e e tin g
o n
F e b ru a ry
1 5 th ,I r f a n
S y e d ,C h a iro f th ec u rre n tly
d e fu n c t
C o u n c il
o f
R e lig io u s
E n titie s
(C O R E ),
fo rm ed
w hat
h ec la im s
t o
b e
th e
f i r s tp o litic a lp a rty
i n
U SG ,
th e
C o a litio n
o f
R ig h te o u s
E g a lita ria n s ,
h e n c e fo rth
re fe rre d
t o
a s
th e
"C O R E
p a rty ."
W h ile
th e
m erit
o fp o litic a l
p a rtie s
i n
s tu d e n t
governm ent
i s
a
d e b a te
o u to f th e
s c o p e
o fth is
a rtic le ,
th e
C O R E
p a rty
i s
a n
in te re s tin g
p h e -
nom enon.
L ed
b y
S y e d
a n d
com prised
o fs e v e r-
a l
U SG
s e n a to r s ,
in c lu d in g
A n d re w
T hom pson,
R ic h a rd
H su
a n d
V in c e n tR a s u lo ,th e
o s te n s ib le
p u rp o se
o f
th e
C O R E
p a rty
i s
v a g u e
a t
th is
p o in t.
W hen
o n e
lo o k s
d e e p e r,
how ever,
i t
is
f a i r l y
c le a r
th a tth isn e w
p o litic a lp a rty
i s
ju s t
a n o th e r
v e h ic le
fo r
S y e d
t o
o rg a n iz e
h is
S e n a to ria lp u p p e ts
a n d
a tta in
pow ero v e r U SG .
T h e
P ressh a s
h a d
k n o w le d g e
o fS y e d 's
u ltim a te
g o a l
fo r
m o n th s ,
a n d
th a t
g o a l
w as
re p o rte d
b y
S am
G o ld m a n
i nth e
D ecem ber
3rd ,
2 0 0 4
e d itio n
o fth e
p a p e r.
A c c o rd in g
t o
w hat
S y e d
to ld E x e c u tiv e
E d ito rJo eP ilip p a z z o ,
S y e d
w is h e s
t o
c h a n g e
th e
w ay
th e
s tu d e n t
a c tiv ity
fe ei s
d is trib u te d .
A s
o fnow ,
U SG
fo rm s
s e v e r-
a l
s u b c o m m itte e s
re p re s e n tin g
th e
d iffe re n t
ty p e s
o f
c lu b s
o n
cam pus,
a n d
th e s e
subcom -
m itte e sre v ie w
th e
b u d g e tr e q u e s t s
o f th e
c lu b s '
a n d
o rg a n iz a tio n s
th a t
fa ll
u n d e rth e ir
p a rtic -
u la ru m b re lla .
I n s te a d
o f th is ,
S y e d
w o u ld
lik e
t o
im p le m e n t
a
c h e c k -o ff
system ,
w h ic h
h e
re fe rs
t o
a s
" d ir e c t
dem ocracy,"
th a t
w o u ld
d e c id e
h o w
th e
fe e
i s
d is trib u te d .
B a s ic a lly ,
th e
m a n d a to ry
fe e
w o u ld
s t i l lb e
p a id ,
b u ts tu -
d e n tsw o u ld
lo g
o n toSO LA R
a n d
in d ic a te
w h ic h
c lu b s
w o u ld
re c e iv e
ag iy e n
am ount of th a ts tu -
d e n t's
a c tiv ity
fe e .
A s
w as
s ta te d
i n
th e
a fo re m e n tio n e d
a rtic le
b y
S am
G o ld m a n ,
th isty p e
o fre fe re n d a
v o tin g
w as
deem ed
ille g a l
i n
th e
c a s e s
o fB o a r d
o f
R e g e n ts
o f
th e
U n iv e r s ity
o f
W isconsin
v .
S o u th w o r th ,e ta l.a n d
S o u th w o r thv . G rebe.
I n
th e s e
c a s e s ,
th e
c o u rts
fo u n d
th a t
m a n d a to ry
s tu d e n t
a c tiv ity
f e e s
i n
a
p u b lic
u n iv e rs ity
w ere
le g a l,
a n d
th a ti fs u c h
a
fe e
i s
i n
p la c e
a t
a
g iv e n
u n iv e rs ity ,
th e
d is trib u tio n
o fs a id
fe e
m ustb e
v ie w p o in tn e u tra l.
I na c c o r d a n c e
w ith
th e
e d u c a tio n a l
g o a ls
o f
a
p u b lic
u n iv e rs ity ,
i t
i s
im p e ra tiv e
th a t
a ll
s p e e c h ,
e v e n
u n p o p u la r
s p e e c h ,
b e
p ro te c te d .
I nth e s e
c a s e s ,
th is 'p ro -
te c tio n
ta k e s
th e
fo rm
o fe lim in a tin g
all form s
o ffa v o ritis m
w hen
d is p e rs in g
th e
fe e .
T h is
i s
p re c is e ly
th er e a s o n
th a tS to n y B ro o k
h a s elim -
in a te d
th e
re fe re n d a
system ,
a n d
i ti sp r e c i s e -
l y
th e
r e a s o n
th a t
S y e d 's
g o a ls
a re
ille g a l.
S y e d 's
" d ir e c t
dem ocracy"
i s
sim p ly
a
m ore
com prehensive
re fe re n d a
system .
I fth is
s y s -
te m
w ere
im p le m e n te d ,
th e re
i s
n o
w ay
th a tth e
a c tiv ity
fe ew o u ld
b e
d is trib u te d
i n
av ie w p o in t
n e u tra l
m anner,
s in c e
s tu d e n ts
c o u ld
e a s ily
s q u e lc h
w h a te v e r
s p e e c h
o ra c tiv itie s
h eo r
sh e
fo u n d
d is ta s te fu l.
Iro n ic a lly ,
th e
a fo re m e n tio n e d
c o u rt
c a s e sa ls o
m aketh e
C o u n c il
o f R e lig io u s
E n tity
law s,
o r
C O R E
law s,ju s ta s
ille g a l;
d e s p ite
th e
AN a tio n a lI D
C a rd
B ill
P a s s e si nH o u s eo fR e p s
B yM arcelV o tlu c k a
T he H ouse
o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
h a sp a s s e d
ab illth a tc ritic s
c la im
a m o u n tst o
c re a tin g
a
d e
fa c to
n a tio n a l
I D
c a rd .
T he
R eal
I D
A ct
(H R
4 1 8 ),
p a s s e d
o n
T h u rs d a y ,
F e b ru a ry
1 0 ,
re q u ire s
th a t
s ta te s
c o m p ly
w ith
fe d e ra l
s ta n -
d a rd s
fo r
d r i v e r 's
lic e n s e s .
L ic e n s e s
w o u ld
h e n c e fo rth
c o n ta in
w hat
th e
b ill
c a lls
" a
com -
m onr
m a c h in e -re a d a b le
te c h n o lo g y ,"
w h ic h
c o u ld
m ean
a
m a g n e tic
s t r i p
a n d /o r
a n
R F ID
c h ip .
R F ID s
(R ad io
F re q u e n c y
Id e n tific a tio n
ta g s )
tran sm it
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
a
p e r s o n 's
m o v e m e n ts
t o
a
c e n tra lc o m p u te r.
T he
b ills ta n d a rd iz e s
n o t o n lyth ek in d s
o f
d o c u m e n ta tio n
th a t
p e o p le
m ust
p re s e n t
i n
o rd e rt o
g e t
a
lic e n s e ,
i t
a ls o
p ro v id e s
th a t
th e
D e p a rtm e n t
o fH o m e la n d
S e c u rity
i s
t o
b e
h e ld
re s p o n s ib le
fo r
d ra ftin g
th e
d e ta ils
o f
w hat
o th e r k in d s
o fin fo rm a tio n
c o u ld
b e
re q u ire d -
g iv e n
e x p a n d in g
te c h n o lo g y ,
th is
m ay
in c lu d e
b io m e tric
in fo rm a tio n
s u c h
a s
re tin a
s c a n s ,
fin g e rp rin ts
a n d
e v e n
D N A
in fo rm a tio n .
H e n c e fo rth ,
s ta te
is s u e d
ID s
w o u ld
re q u ire
ad ig ita lp h o to g ra p h ,
s o
th a tth e
im a g e s
m ay
b e
k e p t
i n
c o m p u te r
files-p resu m ab ly
t o
b e -tra n sfe rre d
t o
o th e r
a g e n c ie s
i fd e s i r e d .
I n
a d d itio n ,
p a p e r
c o p ie s
o f
s o u rc e
d o c u m e n ts -
b irth
c e rtific a te s ,
S o c ia l
S e c u rity
c a r d s ,
e t
c e te ra -w o u ld
b ek e p to n
re c o rdfo r
y e a rsu n d e r
th e
term s
o fth e
b ill.
I D
c a rd s
th a t fa ilt o
m eet
th e
p re s c rib e d
re q u ire m e n ts
w o u ld
n o tb e
u s e d
b y
a n y
fe d e ra l
a g e n c y
fo ra n y
p u rp o s e .
M o re o v e r,
th e
b ill
a ls o
p ro v id e s
fo r
s ta te s
t o
p ro v id e
d a ta b a s e s
w ith
a p p lic a n ts '
in fo rm a tio n ;
w h ic h
c a n
b e
s h a r e d
w ith
o th e r
governm ent
a g e n c ie s
u n d e r
th e
p ro v is io n s
o f
th e
b ill.O n
to p
o f a ll
th is ,
th e
b ill
a ls o
c o n ta in s
ap ro p o s a lt o
b u ild
afe n c e
a lo n g
th e
C a lifo rn ia -
M e x ic o
b o rd e r.
T he
R e a l-ID
A c t's
su p p o rte rs
c la im
th a t
i ti s
a im e d
a ts ta n d a rd iz in g
id e n tific a tio n
p ro -
c e d u re s
a s
a
w ay
o fth w a rtin g
ille g a l
im m ig ra-
tio n
a n d
terro rism .
T he
b ill's
o ffic ia l
s ta te d
p u rp o se
i s
" { t ] o
e s ta b lis h
a n d
ra p id ly
im p le -
m ent
re g u la tio n s
fo rS ta te
d r i v e r 's
lic e n s e
a n d
id e n tific a tio n
docum ent
s e c u rity
s ta n d a rd s ,
t o
p re v e n t
t e r r o r i s t s
fro m
a b u s in g
th e
a s y lu m
law s
o f
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
t o
u n ify
terro rism -
re la te d
g ro u n d s
fo r
in ad m issib ility
a n d
re m o v a l,
a n d
t o
e n s u re
e x p e d itio u s
c o n s tru c -
tio n
o f th e
S an
D ie g o
b o rd e rf e n c e . "
B ye n fo rc -
in g
th e s e
n e w
re g u la tio n s ,
su p p o rte rs
a rg u e
th a tt e r r b r i s t s
w ill
b e
m ade
le s s
a b le
t o
a b u s e
a s y lu m
law s
t o
e n te r
th e
U S,
governm ent
a g e n -
c ie s
w ill
b e
b e tte r
a b le
t o
e x c h a n g e
in fo rm a -
tio n ,
a n d ,
th e re fo re ,
A m e ric a n s
w ill
b e
m ore
s e c u r e .
S u p p o rte rs
a ls o
p o in t
o u t
th a t
i f
b io -
m etric
in fo rm a tio n
s u c h
a s
fin g e rp rin ts
a n d
e v e n
D N A
in fo rm a tio n
i s
t ob e
in c lu d e d
o nfe d -
e ra liz e d
d riv e rs'
lic e n s e s ,
th is
c o u ld
m ake
id e n tity
th e ftm ore
d iffic u lt.
H ow ever,
th eb ill's
o p p o n e n ts
a rg u e
th a t
th is
s ta n d a rd iz a tio n
i s
ta n ta m o u n t
t o
a
n a tio n -
a l
I D
c a rd ,
th a t
i t
u n d e rm in e s
s ta te 's
rig h ts ,
th a tm a in ta in in g
d a ta b a s e s
w illle a d
t o
m assive
in v a s io n s
o f
p riv a c y
a n d
th a t
th e
b ill
c a n n o t
a n d
w illn o t
p re v e n tt e r r o r i s ta c ts
o rs to p
ille -
g a l
im m ig ra tio n .
F u rth e rm o re ,
th e y
a rg u e
th a t
p e o p le
fle e in g
fro m
r e p r e s s io n
i n
fo re ig n
la n d s
w illb e m adele s s
a b le
t oc la im
a s y lu m
i nth e
U S
b e c a u s e
o f th e
b ill's
p ro v is io n s .
I t
i s
th e
p ro p o s e d
d a ta b a s e s
th a t
th e
b ill's
o p p o n e n ts
fin d
p a rtic u la rly
d is tu rb in g .
S e c tio n
2 0 3
o fth e
R eal
I D
A ctp ro v id e s
fo r
a
" D r i v e r 's
L ic e n s e
A g re e m e n t,"
i n
w h ic h
s ta te s
w ill
m a in ta in
d a ta b a s e s
a n d
s h a r e
in fo rm a tio n
w ith
o th e r
s ta te
a g e n c ie s -in c lu d in g
re c o rd s
o f
m o to r
v e h ic le
v io la tio n s ,
s u s p e n s io n s
a n d
p o in ts
o n
lic e n s e s ,
i n
a d d itio n
t o
a d d r e s s e s ,
S o c ia l
S e c u rity
n u m b e rs
a n d
in fo rm a tio n
o n
im m ig ratio n
s ta tu s .
I f
s ta te s
d o
n o t
c o m p ly ,
th e y
w ill
b e
in e lig ib le
fo r
c e rta in
fe d e ra l
fu n d s.
O p p o s itio n
com es
fro m
ab ro a d
ra n g e
o f
g ro u p s,lib e ra l
a n d
c o n s e rv a tiv e
a lik e .
I n
p a r-
tic u la r,
fire a rm
rig h ts
g ro u p s
s u c h
a s
G un
O w ners
o f A m erica
a n d
c iv illib e rta ria n s
s u c h
a s
th e
A C L U
c o n te n d
th a t
th e
n e w
re g u la tio n s
m ake
s ta te
DM Vs
a g e n ts
o fth e
fe d e ra l
g o v e rn -
m e n t,
a
s itu a tio n
w h ic h
th e yc o n te n d
i s
a
v io la -
tio n
o fC o n s titu tio n a l
p rin c ip le s .
G un
O w ners
o f
A m erica
a rg u e s
th a t
th e
n e w
re g u la tio n s
c o u ld
m ean
th a tth e
fe d e ra l
governm ent
c o u ld
g a in
to ta l
c o n tro l
o v e r
w ho
m ay
o b ta in
a
d ri-
v e r 'slic e n s e
a n d
a b u s e
th a tp o w e r.
O th ers
w arn
th a t
i f
d e n ie d
o n e
o f
th e
n e w
b re e d
o f ID s,p e o p le
m ay
b eu n a b let o
tra v -
e l
fre e ly
o n
p la n e s
o r'tra in s ,
a n d
lo s e
a c c e s s
fe d e ra l
c o u rth o u s e s
or any
p la c e
a d m in is te re d
b y
th e
fe d e ra lg o v e rn m e n t.
C ritic s
s a yth is
s i t -
u a tio n
c o u ld
c re a te
in n u m e ra b le
p ro b le m s
fo r
m ay
p e o p le
i n
th e ir
d a ily
liv e s .
T he
W hite
H ouses tro n g ly
s u p p o rte d
th e
b ill,w h ic h
p a s s e d
th e
H ouse w ith
9 5 %
o f H ouse
R e p u b lic a n s
s u p p o rtin g
i t .
H ouse
D em ocrats,
o n
th e
o th e rh a n d ,
o v e rw h e lm in g ly
o p p o s e d
th e
b ill,
w ith
7 5 %
v o tin g
" n a y ."
R ep.
E le a n o r
H olm es
N o rto n
c ritic iz e d
th e
R e p u b lic a n s '
a d v o c a c y
fo rth e
b ill,
" I
th o u g h t
th e
o th e rs id e
o f
th e
a is le
e x to ls
fe d e ra lis m
a t
a ll
tim es...S o
w h a t 's
h a p p e n in g
now ?
W hy
a re
th o s e
w ho
s p e a k
u p
fo r
s ta te s
w henever
i t
s t r i k e s
th e ir
fa n c y
d o in g
th isnow ?"
C ritic ism
i s
n o t
lim ited
t o
D em ocrats,
how ever.
R on
P a u l,
a
T exas
R e p u b lic a n ,
a n g ri-
l yd e n o u n c e d
th e
b illo n
th e H ouseflo o r.H e w as
o n e
o f
th e
fe w
H ouse
R e p u b lic a n s
w ho
v o te d
a g a in s t
th e
m easure.
R ep.
P a u l
a rg u e d ,
" th is
b illi s
a
T ro ja n
h o rs e .I tp re te n d s
t o
o ffe r
d e s -
p e ra te ly
n e e d e d
b o rd e r
c o n tro l
i n
o rd e r
t o
s ta m p e d e
A m e ric a n s
in to
s a c rific in g
w hat
is
u n iq u e ly
A m e ric a n :
o u r
c o n s titu tio n a lly
p ro -
te c te d
lib e rty ."
H e
a d d r e s s e d
th e
p ro p o s e d
d a ta b a s e s -th e
in fo rm a tio n
i n
w h ic h
w ill
b e
s h a re d
w ith
C anada
a n dM e x ic o -a n d
p o in te d
o u t
th e
re a lis tic
p o s s ib ility
th a t
c o rru p t
o ffic ia ls
m ay
a b u s e
in fo rm a tio n
o re v e n
g iv e
o rs e lli tt o
o th e rs
fo rth e ir
ow n
u s e -in c lu d in g
t e r r o r i s t s .
R ep.P a u l c o n tin u e d ,
"T here
a re
n o
p ro h i-
b itio n s
a g a in s t
in c lu d in g
s u c h
in fo rm a tio n
in
th e
d a ta b a s e
a s
in fo rn ia tio n
a b o u t
a
p e r s o n 's
e x e r c is e
o f F irst
A m endm ent
rig h ts
o ra b o u t
a
p e r s o n 's
a p p e a ra n c e
o n
a
r e g i s t r y
o f
firearm s
ow ners."
R ep.
P a u la d d r e s s e d
a
c la im
b y
th e
b ill's
su p p o rte rs
th a ti ti s
v o lu n ta ry
a n d
i s
n o tre a l-
l y
a
n a tio n a liz e d
I D
c a rd .
" S u p p o rte rs
c la im
th e
n a tio n a l
I D
schem e
i s
v o lu n ta ry .
H ow ever,
a n y
s ta te
th a t
o p ts
o u tw ill a u to m a tic a lly
m ake
n o n -p e rso n s
o u t
o fi t s
c itiz e n s .
T he
c itiz e n s
o f
th a t
s ta te
w illb e
u n a b le
t o
h a v e
a n y
d e a lin g s
w ith
th e
fe d e ra l
governm ent
b e c a u s e
th e ir
I D
w ill
n o tb e
a c c e p te d ."
E c h o in g
w a rn in g s
a b o u t
h o w
th e
b ill
m ay
u ltim a te ly
im p e d e
c itiz e n s '
a b ility
t o
tra v e l
fre e ly
i f
th e y
a re
a c tiv e ly
d e n ie d
a c c e s s
t o
a
c a rd
o r
fo r
som e
r e a s o n
d o
n o th a v e
o n e ,h e w arned," I n essence, in
th ee y e s
o f
th e
fe d e ra l
governm ent
th e y
w ill
c e a s e
t o
e x is t.
I t
i s
a b s u rd
t o
c a ll
th is
v o lu n ta ry ,
a n d
th e
p ro p o n e n ts
o f
th e
n a tio n a l
I D
k n o w
th a t
e v e ry
s ta te
w illh a v e
n o
c h o ic e
b u tt o
c o m p ly ."
T he
R eal
I D
A ct
w ill
h a v e
t o
p a s s
i n
th e
S e n a teb e fo rei t becom es
alaw .
I ti se x p e c te d
t o
com e
t o
a
v o te
s o o n ,
p o s s ib ly
a tta c h e d
t o
w ar
s p e n d in g
for Iraq.
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