Real ID Hearing in Scranton, PA

This hearing has been rescheduled to this date.

This hearing is the third out of four public hearings that Rep. Curtis Thomas (D- Philadelphia) has called on Real ID. The two prior meetings were in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the fourth will be held in Erie.

In Philadelphia it was a small but passionate event. In Pittsburgh a war had broken out, we had a very large and vocal crowd against Real ID. After the Pittsburgh hearing Curtis Thomas (who chairs the committee where HB 1351, Against Real ID, currently sits) postponed the Scranton hearing until this date. He probably did it in hopes that people would forget about it. We will not forget!!

We are hoping to send at least one carload of people out to this event and help reach out to patriots on the other side of the state so they can attend. We must continue this war on Real ID and make sure that PA does not comply!!

The official stance of our state government is that they are still deciding whether to comply and that we should contact our federal congressmen to get them to get rid of Real ID. The State government is just trying to pass the buck to the federal government when the reality is they can choose to pass HB 1351 Against Real ID because the people demand it despite the "consequences".

While our state government likes to talk about so called deadlines being moved to 2010 to give them time to "decide" whether or not to comply, Penn Dot is rapidly getting into compliance with Real ID. They have already put biometric "Face Explore" technology into use, and have started a 15-day waiting period for a "background check" as mandated by the Real ID Act. Penn Dot has signed a contract with Visage Technologies for $45.5 Million Taxpayer dollars to help them get into compliance with Real ID. So while our state legislators are trying to pacify us by holding public hearings so they can make a "decision", another branch of our government is working rapidly to comply with Real ID well before any so-called "deadlines".

We must tell our government to "Cancel the Contract" between Visage and Penn Dot.

A lot needs done before this hearing takes place, we must begin to contact our State legislators and telling them about all the bills. There are currently three bills that need action: HB 1351 Against Real ID, and then two new ones- HB 258 Against the North American Union and HB 194 Removing Social Security numbers as forms of Identification. If you would like to help contact State legislators about these three bills email ronpaulpgh@gmail.com and we will get you more information.

If this hearing is anything like the one in Pittsburgh it will be well worth the trip. If you intend to drive and would like people to help out with gas please post that. If you would like to go but would need a ride post that as well.

A video about Real ID, its status in PA, and this hearing can be found here:
http://video.google.c...