Life in post-Constitutional America has progressively become less free, as evidenced by the actions of the federal government and the Congress. One of the latest grand schemes is the resurrection of a previously disclosed, and opposed, plan to track every single one of us.
As reported by The New American magazine, the federal government, over the years, has failed to convince states, on their own, to adopt a national identification system known as REAL ID, a Bush-era concept developed by the newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) using technology to verify citizenship. The problem is, the technology would also allow for tracking, much like the retail industry uses RFID - radio frequency identification - to track the movement of goods.
That federal measure, the Legal Workforce Act, seeks to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining jobs in the U.S. One of the more troubling aspects, however, is that the legislation would mandate a national ID card for every American as a condition of working. In addition, every employer in the country would be required to purchase "E-Verify" technology that accesses a national database run by the federal government to see if potential employees have the right to being employed in the country. Under provisions of the initial REAL ID legislation in the previous administration, notes DHS government approval of licenses is required before Americans can access government buildings or, eventually, board an airplane.
