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Stephen Yates is a tireless freedom advocate. He has worked on this project for many months. All South Carolinians owe him a debt of gratitude.

“REAL ID”-REAL REBELLION BOILING OVER

By Steven Yates
June 21, 2007
NewsWithViews.com

Right after my “Real ID—Real Rebellion Brewing” appeared in late February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) handed down 160-plus pages of regulations related to the Real ID Act of 2005. This has not deterred the growing rebellion in the states, more of whom have either passed specific legislation declining to implement Real ID, resolutions calling for the repeal of the Real ID Act by Congress, or both.

The following states have said No (although several look willing to bend if the federal government pays for it, or adds features to protect citizens’ privacy): Maine, Montana, Washington, Oklahoma, Idaho, Arkansas, North Dakota, Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, Nevada, Nebraska and Tennessee. That’s 15 in all.

I am proud to note that on June 13, 2007, South Carolina joined this group.

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