1998 Ron Paul 75:3
Mr. PAUL.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today
to introduce the Freedom and Privacy
Restoration Act, which repeals those
sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform
Act of 1996 authorizing an establishment
of Federal standards for birth
certificates and drivers’ licenses.
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This obscure provision, which was
part of a major piece of legislation
passed at the end of the 104th Congress,
represents a major power grab by the
Federal Government and a threat to
the liberties of every American, for it
would transform State driver licenses
into national ID cards.
1998 Ron Paul 75:5
If this scheme is not stopped, no
American will be able to get a job, open
a bank account, apply for Social Security
or Medicare, exercise their Second
Amendment rights, or even take an airplane
flight until they can produce a
State driver’s license that is the equivalent
of conforming to Federal specifications. Under the 1996 Kennedy-Kassebaum health
care reform law,
Americans may be forced to present a
federally approved driver’s license before
consulting their doctors for medical
treatment.
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My fellow colleagues, make no doubt
about this, this is a national I.D. card. We don’t need it. Please join me in an
effort to stop it.
Note:
1998 Ron Paul 75:3
Where Ron Paul says, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 the words are changed in CongressionalRecord to Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
