CCHF Publishes MN REAL ID Voting Records for 2017 - SEE BELOW
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The following was published in 2017, with a few 2018 updates added:
CCHF is opposed to the federal government's push to federalize driver's licenses and IDs, ending state sovereignty over citizen identification, movement and access to and purchase of goods and services. These services include, or are expected to include, medical services.
DO YOU HAVE A REAL ID?
If there's a gold star on the card, it's a REAL ID. Other symbols are also possible. If you have "for federal purposes" or "for federal identification" on your card, your state has agreed to subject you to the federal law, which also assumes authority over the "not for federal purposes" drivers' license or ID card that does not have a gold star. BOTH types of Driver's licenses and ID cards are under federal control. There's no opting out of REAL ID once the state passes a law to submit to the REAL ID Act of 2005 and its regulations.
STATES' RIGHTS: Importantly, federal control over driver's licenses and ID cards is a violation of states' rights and individual rights' under the 10th Amendment. The federal government is forbidden under the U.S. Constitution from commandeering the states.
OFFICIAL PURPOSES: The federal REAL ID Act authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to unilaterally expand "official purposes" of the "for federal purposes" card. Today, it's flying and access to federal and nuclear facilities, but it could be expanded to everything from access to medical care, to purchase of guns to registration at a hotel.
YOU CAN STILL FLY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acknowledges that individuals can fly without REAL ID. In addition, TSA has a blog post telling Americans they can fly without an ID by going through enhanced screening. A 2006 9th Court of Appeals case, Gilmore vs. Gonzales, found the same. TSA also has a list of 13 identification documents you can use (see link below).
STRONG RESISTANCE: In 2017, twelve years after REAL ID was enacted, only half of the country (25 states) had submitted to REAL ID, and some of them are not yet fully hooked up to the national database, which the GAO says won't be fully functioning until 2023. Many states passed laws to prohibit implementation of REAL ID. U.S. Senators in Montana have a bill to repeal REAL ID. However, by 2018, after threatening Americans with not being able to fly, all states have either submitted, or are in the process of submitting to the federal government (have an extension)
TOOTHLESS THREATS: There are no penalties or enforcement procedures to secure REAL ID compliance from states. The latest "deadline" is Jan. 22, 2018, with a stated prohibition on flying in October 2020. This is at least the sixth "deadline" because, as the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled several times, the federal government cannot force states to implement a federal program. It's unconstitutional. It's a violation of the 10th Amendment.
NATIONALPATIENTID: CCHF views REAL ID as a National ID card and a back door to a National Patient ID:
HIPAA - The 1996 HIPAA law mandated a Unique Patient Identifier (UPI), but Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) froze funding for its creation in 1999. If implemented, health care access could become an "official purpose" for which the "for federal purposes" REAL ID cards would be required: No card, No care.
ID DEMANDS - Due to the 2007 FTC “Red Flags Rule,” most clinics and hospitals require patients to show ID if they don’t pay cash (http://bit.ly/redflagsrule). Even though a law clarified that physicians aren’t required to ID patients, many still require it (no card, no care).
NATIONAL IDENTITY REGISTRY: The federal law and regulations require a central data "hub" with certain identifiable information from all American cardholders (licenses and IDs) accessible to all 50 states and U.S. territories (see page 5 (44th page of AAMVA pdf)). The hub database is "pinged" when one state searches for an individual's data from another state. Biometrics can be recorded and linked to your ID.
PRIVACY RISKS: The federal privacy assessment of REAL ID designates the personally-identifiable data held by the federal data verification "hub" as Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and suggests states prepare "breach notification" procedures.
KEY DOCUMENTS: CCHF has been sharing and using some of the following documents in testimony on MN REAL ID bills since January 2016:
Digital driver's licenses give government new powers over the population. They threaten personal privacy, security, and autonomy.
In Jurassic Park, Dr. Ian Malcolm uttered the famous words, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
Thankfully, the Minnesota House of Representatives is not debating whether to bring dinosaurs to life. However, one of its bills would require a report on the feasibility of transitioning to digital driver’s licenses in Minnesota — without stopping to consider whether implementing a digital ID is a good idea.
Congress is deciding right now whether to fund a National Patient ID – a single, federally-issued number that links all your medical records together. This “Unique Patient Identifier” has been prohibited for more than 20 years due to concerns about patient privacy, personal autonomy and the national security risks associated with centralized databases of personal information.Click hereto send the key decisionmakers and your U.S. Senators a message asking them NOT to fund a National Patient ID.
Call/Write your representatives and ask them to STOP the Unique Patient ID and keep the UPI ban in place in the Appropriations Bill. Find your representative here:
Read Twila Brase's call to fight Big Tech censorship and the fear mongering that has led to lockdowns and mandates (posted in the 1/13/21 eNews). Click here to subscribe to CCHF's weekly eNews
CCHF sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration questioning how the American people can provide informed comments on a data collection proposal, when the proposal is not available to the public.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF)thanks President Trump for announcing that the REAL ID deadline will be postponed, and will soon send a letter to the president with a request.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) today releases a 10-point plan, “Made-in-America Healthcare Act,” which has been sent to President Trump and his administration for their consideration.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF)applauds the U.S. Senate’s proposed Labor-HHS fiscal 2020 budget released on Wednesdaythat retains former Congressman Ron Paul’s longstanding prohibition on funding the development of a government-issued unique patient identifier (UPI).
ST. PAUL, Minn.—The Pew Research Center last week released a new public opinion report on “patient matching,” a term which is simply a less-offensive moniker for “national patient ID,” says Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF).
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HIPAA DOES NOT PROTECT PRIVACY... AND YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN HIPAA "PRIVACY" FORMS
By federal law, you are not required to sign the clinic or hospital HIPAA "Privacy" form (or the Acknowledgement of the Notice of Privacy Practices embedded in consent forms)...even if the clinic tries to insist that you must.
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