* National Veterans Committee on Constitutional Affairs

10. It will cost the states (i.e. the taxpayers) too much money!

The “controlled debate” of Real ID has largely been the cost of implementation. The National Governor’s Association, the

National Conference of State Legislators, and the National Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators have all pitched into

the public debate about how expensive it will be to comply with this “unfunded federal mandate.” Most such groups are

demanding that the federal government provide the funding. Of course, this approach ignores all the OTHER critical

rationale against Real ID. And while this is a REAL problem at a certain level, the NVCCA thinks this reason ranks as only

#10 – the worst real reason to reject Real ID.

9. Technology profiteering by elite corporations!

As discussed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups concerned with the technology aspects of

implementing Real ID, the creation of a massive public sector data base, sophisticated computer systems for implanting

tomes of information onto identification cards, and numerous other aspects of the practical implementation of Real ID, will

only be possible by a select few technology firms. This guarantees enormous profits to those principal corporations, at the

expense of the taxpayers and citizens of this nation. And while this is also a huge concern to those who ultimately must bear

the cost of implementing Real ID (the general public), this is still only important enough to rank #9 on the overall list of

reasons for our States to stand together in Rejecting Real ID.

8. Immigration Control has other answers!

Many of the groups touting Real ID as the “silver bullet” to end illegal immigration are ignoring the obvious REAL answers to

that problem. The fact is that our national and international leaders are committed to conducting “wars for oil” on foreign soil

– while our borders go unpatroled. Funds could be appropriated for southern border fencing. Local police, national guard

units, and even constitutional state militia could be employed for border detail. Minutemen corps can be created. States can

round up the illegals within their own boundaries and bus them to the local Federal Court for processing by trained

prosecutors. Better yet, Congress could just do its CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION and enforce the “uniform law of

naturalization” (which we already have) at the entry points to our nation. If Congress is going to ignore one of its

enumerated powers, why should the states comply with an “unauthorized mandate” that will do nothing but invade the

privacy of every legitimate American citizen?

7. Security is actually decreased by Real ID proposal!

Proponents of Real ID would have us to believe that this new form of identification would be “more secure” than those that

would actually increase the likelihood of identity and even asset theft. Currently, each of our 50 states has its own driver’s

licenses and identification creation standards. It is MUCH more difficult to accurately duplicate such diverse forms of

identification than it would be to duplicate only a single one across America. Furthermore, with the plethora of information

that will be required on these new proposed identification cards, when one of those are stolen, personal financial, medical

and other information will be at extreme risk. This is a major concern of women’s groups, and the public generally. Real ID

would be lost or otherwise fell into the wrong hands.

6. SSN Connection to Identification is a Violation of Federal Law!

In point of fact, the Real ID act seeks to compel the connection of an individual’s Social Security Number to this identification

card. According to the Social Security Administration, there is not even a federal law which requires an individual to HAVE

Security Act established a system whereby those who wanted a public “old age survivor’s insurance” could join that federal

program. The purpose of the number is solely to “obtain or retain” this “federal benefit.” The public was also told, and

existing federal law confirms, that it is a criminal act to use this number for identification purposes. The very card itself says

on its face “ For Social Security and Tax Purposes – Not For Identification.” Therefore, the very notion of states compelling

citizens to put this number onto their driver’s licenses and other documentation could subject state Motor Vehicle

Administrations to lawsuits under the Privacy Act and related civil rights statutes. Social Security has always been 100%

VOLUNTARY!

5. There are numerous Religious Objections to Real ID!

Many of various religious faiths have rejected participating in Social Security and other “numbering” schemes because of

scriptural objections. They have opted out of this “insurance” program for fear that number would one day be connected to

evil. Those who have opted out now see persecution coming for their stand. Each progressive year has proven these

prophets correct in their suppositions. The potential connection to the “mark” or “number” of a “beast” (kingdom) according

to the Prophets Daniel and John are uncanny. Religious objections to Real ID are flying in fast and furious, and include such

normally diverging theological viewpoints and faiths as Jewish, Catholic, Mennonite, Messianic, Methodist, Baptist,

Presbyterian, and more! RARE is it when these diverse faiths agree as touching any individual political subject. Real ID has

polarized all biblical faiths against the federal government.

4. Protection from Terrorism should not penalize law-abiding Americans!

On its face, the disaster which occurred on 9-11-01 calls for Americans to be additionally protected from acts of Terror. Yet

once we investigate beneath the surface of the 911 Commission’s Report, all the general public can find are more and more

lies and deceptions about what really happened. A recent CNN poll indicates that an overwhelming 82% of Americans

believe their own National government had a hand in the events of that fateful day, and are demanding independent

investigations to ascertain what roll, if any, the government had in permitting, covering up, and/or participating in those

events. While every red-blooded American believes our government should take positive steps to prevent such things from

occurring in the future, Real ID is NOT the answer. We want to see justice served on whomever it was (be they foreign OR

DOMESTIC) that permitted, encouraged, or participated in the deaths of thousands of our brothers and sisters who were in

the twin towers on that day, along with the servicemen and rescue personnel that continue suffering health consequences

from being near the toxic results. To date, there has been not a single government official in the Department of Defense

(who could have prevented it) or in the Federal Aviation Administration, held accountable for their failures on that morning.

Criminal prosecutions, investigations of our federal leadership, and related acts are warranted. Confiscating the liberties of

our own law-abiding citizens is not.

3. Congress is Exceeding Their “Mandate” Abilities with Real ID!

ONLY the Constitution for the United States of America is the source that defines and describes the powers of Congress to

make mandates upon the states. When searching that document to discover if any power exists to compel the states into a

“uniform” method of personal identification for its citizens, no such power can be found. In fact, there are only seven things

which Congress can compel of a state – regardless of whether or not they provide the money to the states to implement the

mandate. These are found at Article I § 8 (apportioned number of troops for military needs), Article I § 9 (an apportioned

quota of money to balance the budget in times of deficit), Article IV (an oath of office to support the Constitution), Article IV §

1 (full faith and credit for the laws of other states), Article IV § 2 (extradition of fugitives), Article IV § 4 (republican form of

government), and that all qualifying citizens have the right to vote (15th, 19th & 24th Amendments). Indeed if Congress had

the power to make this “mandate” on the states, then the states would be obligated to find the money to do so – just as they

provide all the funding needed independent of Congress to implement voting rights, fugitive extradition, etc.

2. Congress is Exceeding their “Legislative” Abilities with Real ID!

As with Item #3 above, Real ID also exceeds the duly constitutional legislative powers of the Congress Assembled. In no

uncertain terms, the States attacked Congress only 2 years after the Constitution was ratified, when they attempted to

legislate on the “Alien & Sedition” subject matter. The famous “Kentucky” and “Virginia” Resolutions addressed the excess

of Congress, and the state’s prevailed in clearly defining what subjects, and only those subjects, that the Constitution

authorized Congress to pass laws about. The Constitution gives Congress the power to legislate only in the following areas:

a power to punish treason, counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States, piracies, and felonies

committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. Furthermore, within the 9th and 10th Amendments (Bill

of Rights) it is declared that "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the

States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

1. Real ID is Void on its face!

Because Congress has exceeded its lawful authority in attempting to place a mandate upon the states which it has no

constitutional authority to mandate, and because it has passed a law without the constitutional power or authority to do so,

the Real ID Act, on its very face, is entirely VOID and of no effect. The Supreme Court has ruled that:

BILLERICA, Mass., Jun 13, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Viisage (Nasdaq: VISG), a leading

provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced that the Departments of

Transportation/Motor Vehicles in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maryland and Arkansas have

awarded new contracts or extensions to the company for innovative solutions to help provide

security in the states' driver's licensing processes and procedures required of the federal REAL ID

Act. The contract awards total more than $48 million and vary in length from six months to over

seven years.

The contracts recently awarded to Viisage include key wins from major US states:

-- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) awarded Viisage $45.5 million in

contracts. The contracts augment and strengthen the existing technology and solution to further

secure the drivers' licensing process.(a)

-- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded Viisage a $500,000 contract to

implement automated document authentication to vet claimed identities prior to issuing valid

driver's licenses. Wisconsin has been a customer since 1997 and in 2005 awarded the company a

$7.5 million contract for issuance of driver's licenses and ID cards.

-- The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration awarded Viisage a $2 million

contract extension to continue the state's secure driver's licensing program. This extension

follows the 1999 contract award and subsequent extensions which totaled $15 million.

-- The Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles awarded Viisage a $300,000 services extension

on the contract Viisage won in 1999 for a secure driver's license solution. Awards and extensions

from Maryland to date total over $9 million.

"We look forward to our ongoing partnership with Viisage as we move ahead with continued

improvements to ensure the security of PennDOT's driver licensing products," said Betty Serian,

Deputy Secretary for Safety Administration, PennDOT.

"These significant wins exemplify our leadership position in the marketplace, as we provide a

myriad of solutions to help the states combat identity theft and fraud and comply with the REAL

ID Act," said Bernard Bailey, president and CEO of Viisage.

Driver's licenses and IDs produced by the states in the U.S. continue to be important identity

documents in personal transactions such as banking and travel. In May 2005, the Real ID Act

was passed, challenging states to increase security in select identity documents and provide a

means for interstate verification of an applicant's identity. Viisage provides a variety of end-toend

identity products, services and solutions to the driver's license marketplace for these

initiatives, including the following: designing and developing secure driver's license and ID

solutions; examining and verifying an identity prior to issuing a secure credential; automating

document authentication for identity verification; detecting individuals suspected of identity theft

or fraud; providing biometrics such as face recognition and fingerprint technologies for uniquely

tying individuals to their identity documents and for investigation; and reconciling duplicate

database records.

(a) Includes the seven-year extension previously announced on Viisage's quarterly earnings call

on May 15, 2006

Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG) delivers advanced technology identity solutions for governments, law

enforcement agencies and businesses concerned with enhancing security, reducing identity theft,

and protecting personal privacy. Viisage solutions include secure credentials such as passports

and drivers' licenses, biometric technologies for uniquely linking individuals to those credentials,

and credential authentication technologies to ensure the documents are valid before individuals

are allowed to cross borders, gain access to finances, or be granted other privileges. With more

than 3,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the

company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs. Viisage's

product suite includes IdentityTOOLS™ SDK, Viisage PROOF™, FaceEXPLORER®, iAthenticate

®, ID-GUARD®, BorderGuard®, PIER™, HIIDE™, AutoTest™, FacePASS™ and

FaceFINDER®.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from time to time by Viisage

through its senior management are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the

Company's current views with respect to the future events or financial performance discussed in

this release, based on management's beliefs and assumptions and information currently available.

When used, the words "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "should", "expect", "plan",

"assume" and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters identify forwardlooking

statements. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are necessarily

only estimates and actual results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that

could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things the size and timing of

contract awards, performance on contracts, performance of acquired companies, availability and

cost of key components, unanticipated results from audits of the financial results of the Company

and acquired companies, changing interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles,

outcomes of government reviews, developments with respect to litigation to which we are a

party, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, dependence on large contracts and a limited

number of customers, lengthy sales and implementation cycles, market acceptance of new or

enhanced products and services, proprietary technology and changing competitive conditions,

system performance, management of growth, dependence on key personnel, ability to obtain

project financing, general economic and political conditions and other factors affecting spending

by customers, and the unpredictable nature of working with government agencies. In addition,

such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the following risks: that the merger with

Identix will not close, that the regulatory or shareholder approval will not be obtained, that the

closing will be delayed, that customers and partners will not react favorably to the merger,

integration risks, the risk that the combined companies may be unable to achieve cost-cutting

synergies, and other risks described in Viisage's and Identix' Securities and Exchange

Commission filings, including the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC in

connection with the transaction, Viisage's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2005 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006

under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations," and Identix' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year

ended June 30, 2005 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September

30, 2005, December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 under the captions "Risk Factors" and

"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

Viisage expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Viisage

L-1 Investment Partners

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or

Viisage

Chad Crouch, 703-414-5474

ccrouch@Viisage.com

security laws, initiatives, treaties and agreements, are not needed tools against terrorism, but the fulfillment of a global

biometric ID system.

1. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2. The American Association ofMotor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)

3. The International CivilAviation Organization (ICAO)

state level DL/ID card laws, evident in REAL ID (AAMVA is mentioned 30 times in NPRM).

facial recognition standards.

Together, DHS, AAMVA and ICAO are fulfilling the three elements necessary for a global biometric system.

2. Biometric enrollment (passports, DL/ID cards, military ID, government employee ID, birth records, etc.)

3. International database linking containing personal-biometric information (DHS-AAMA-ICAO)

REAL ID and NPRMrequire states to:

3. Adopt documentation standards set by AAMVA

REAL ID is an INTERnational ID. DHS can “legally” access database information through the outdated “Drivers

Privacy Protection Act” (DPPA) and the DHS proposed “federated querying system.” REAL ID DOES require photos

compatible with facial recognition biometrics and any government agency accessing the linked database system can

use any state photo with facial recognition software, making it a biometric.

REAL ID standards make state databases “interoperable” and database linking will result in states losing control of

their ID system.The DL/ID card controls our ability to buy, sell and move.While under state control, this power

remains under the control of the people who have access to the lawmakers administering its use. REAL ID places that

control under federal and international entities through laws, initiatives and treaties, some of which are listed below.

database requirements of REAL ID (300 million drivers), demonstrating AAMVA’s influence on federal legislation.

The IBG report reveals:

16). Vendor claims for a 1:300 million environment, exceed the small 100-person database test result (53%)!

Like facial recognition, DHS shares equal disregard for other testing procedures. On September 18, 2007, the

Congress expected to use the long-awaited tests to make a $1.2 billion decision. Congress was previously concerned

facial expressions. The suspect test procedures and failed tests by DHS-TSA are too numerous to mention in this

document.

Consider the numerous technology failures, the deceit of government agencies and the constitutional risks. How can

we trust biometrics, biometric vendors, international organizations and government agencies employing biometrics?

REAL ID grants DHS almost unlimited powers. DHS can also redefine their powers as they see fit. NPRM states that

REAL ID’s official purposes have already changed to discourage further opposition i.e. access to national parks.

Potentially, REAL ID requirements could be imposed on banking, Medicare or cashing Social Security checks, school

facts about, global biometrics, data sharing, allowing international organizations to influence U.S. law and REAL ID.

document increases the chances of ID fraud just as data sharing increases the risk of ID theft.

experts in identifying fraudulent “breeder” documents or the biometric ID permanently legitimizes the fraud.

Bolivia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, etc.

employees protecting highly personal information collected globally (shared databases). DHS-TSA lost a hard

drive with thousands and thousands of employee records. How will they secure ID systems of other nations?

nations to share accurate and highly personal information on all their citizens?

REAL ID,Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), e-passport, TransportationWorker Identification Credential

(TWIC), backscatter, virtual fence, “Project Hostile Intent” etc. are indicators of the current DHS mindset that can’t

keep its hands out of the technological cookie jar. While technical failures mount, our nation becomes less secure.

on our borders and in our ports. This “DHS mindset” has not escaped the notice of the Government Accounting Office

(GAO), that recently cited many problems with DHS, giving it a several failing grades.

REAL ID and other biometric laws must be repealed. Statesmust take back power from international organizations,

wipe databases of biometrics and biometric compatible information, and reduce the quality of photos, making them

unusable for biometrics (max. 25 pixels between eye centers), protecting state databases from future takeovers.

This document is an attachment to “REAL ID-BIOMETRIC FACT SHEET”

The REAL ID ACT of 2005 has provoked opposition from all aspects of our society. New Hampshire’s ban

of REAL ID called it “repugnant.” Many conservative Christians oppose REAL ID for religious reasons.

Other groups, like the ACLU, oppose REAL ID but for reasons of privacy. Opposition to REAL ID is more

like a w ar,w here differences are thrust aside because of a common enemy. For example, REAL ID

requires digital photographs (compatible w ith biometric facial recognition). Therefore it violates the religious

beliefs of some smaller Christian denominations, like Mennonites, but it also violates the religious rights of

many Muslimw omen. The issue is protecting freedomfor all. This conceptw as notwasted on Corrie ten

Boomor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great German theologian of WWII, w ho died preserving such freedoms.

REAL ID also threatens the beliefs of mainstream, conservative, evangelical Christians. Biometrics and

database linking create an international system of financial control linked to one’s body similar to the mark

of the beast described in the Book of Revelation. Biometrics is an international ID systemw ith standards,

set by international organizations. The purpose of these standards is to create a platformfor sharing

personal-biometric data globally. Global data sharing is not possible unless nations and states link

databases (required by REAL ID). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made it very clear that

personal-biometric information, collected by nations and corporations, w ill be shared globally. Similar to

Revelation 13:16, this global ID system would apply to “all” just like the mark of the beast.

Rev 13:16-17

16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the

slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead,

17 and he provides that no one should be able to buy or to sell, except the one w ho has the mark,

either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

(NAS)

Biometrics and global data sharing create a system of financial control linked to one’s body similar to

Revelation 13:16-17. This is accomplished in tw o main w ays.

1. Allow ing and preventing financial transactions based on biometric enrollment and possession of

biometric ID

The current “official purposes” of REAL ID would prevent the use of a non-compliant driver’s license/ID

card (DL/ID card) for flying commercially, entering federal buildings or entering nuclear pow er plants. More

recently, DHS added national parks to that list. How ever, DHS pow ers are not limited to those purposes.

banking, cashing Social Security checks, Medicare, etc. Before the 2007 “Immigration Bill” was stopped,

biometric Social Security cards w ere proposed, and employment w ould be contingent upon possession of a

REAL ID card. In other w ords, the trend is NO BIOMETRICS = NO buying, selling and driving or flying. Of

course, one could use a passport for official federal purposes, but they are biometr ic now as well.

2. Using biometrics for identification in the completion of a financial transaction

In 1996, AAMVA proposed a universal biometric DL/ID Smart Card, replacing ALL other ID and financial

documents. A microchipw ould store biometric and personal information (much like the new e-passport

today). ID w ould be verified before by a hand or facial scan. More recently VISA-USA began testing a

“fingerprint” credit system(no plastic). Since 1996, there have been, literally thousands of financial uses for

biometrics.

The current biometric ID systemis not the mark of the beast, but w ould easily qualify as the enrollment

process for it. Imagine, a linked database system, containing the personal and biometric information of

almost every person in thew orld, accessible fromalmost anyw here in thew orld. This is the disturbing

“vision” of DHS and, unfortunately, it is happening at a staggering rate. The ICAO estimates global

enrollment into the biometric e-passport systemto be 50 million annually.

For years many have speculated that the mark may be a microchip. Recently a company called Somark

(St. Louis, MO) developed ink RFID “tattoos” that works like a standard RFID chip. RFID chips store and

transmit information just like a “Turnpike Pass”. A signal is transmitted that activates the RFID chip. The

chip then transmits its stored information. ID information is stored in the “digital ink” RFID “mark” or “tattoo”

imbedded in the skin and is currently being targeted for cattle, industrial and military applications.

Technologies like the RFID tattoo may provide clues as to what the “mark” of Revelation 13 might be.

Biometric enrollment could occur simply through database linking (required by REAL ID). Existing digital

photos, in DL/ID databases, could be used for biometric facial image recognition. Linked w ith other

personal information, data could be shared globally even without one’s knowledge. This is why ICAO and

DHS elected to use facial image recognition as the biometr ic of choice for global data sharing. Also, facial

recognition is suitable for public surveillance, identification and tracking.

DHS engaged in w ishful thinking w hen deploying facial recognition biometrics. The tests available at the

time current laws and initiatives w erewritten, proved the ineffectiveness of facial recognition. Yet, DHS

pushed this technology on U.S. citizens, spending millions and millions on an almost w orthless tool against

terrorists. Biometrics is about control, not security.

Try to get your Social Security number out of the “credit reporting” system. Impossible? It is impossible

because of database sharing. REAL ID and systems used by DHS, w ould link the databases of states and

nations. Linked databases w ould PERMANENTLY enroll Christians in a system, similar to one of

Revelation 13. A systemGod w ill condemn. What greater threat to religious freedomis there than this?

We may speculate over what kind of event would prompt the world to adopt the “mark?” ID theft? The

potential of ID theft, in such an enormous global system, is mind-boggling. For such risks to be ignored by

DHS and Congress defies explanation. But, a global ID theft pandemic COULD, prompt the introduction of

conceivable how, a world in a financial disaster, might embrace “other technologies.”

U.S. citizens can stop REAL ID, biometrics and database linking in the U.S. We can also influence other

nations to accept our non-biometric passports (even after we compelled other nations to adopt biometrics).

If this system is the enrollment process for the “mark” then it is likely that it cannot be stopped globally.

ICAO, and UN, influence is significant. ICAO began w ork on the biometric e-passport in 1995, long before

9/11. How ever, as Christians,w e believe God w ill provide aw ay of escape thatw e may be able to endure

(1 Cor 10:13).

In the United States w e have constitutional rights protecting our religious freedom. It is therefore probable

that the United States w ill became a safe haven, protecting Christians fromenrollment w hile the rest of the

world is enrolled. The irony, of course, is thatwe imposed this systemon the w orld.

By February 2008, states must decide to defy REAL ID or participate in it, and request an extension. REAL

religious differences be put aside and all groups opposed to REAL ID, and biometrics, pressure U.S. and

state lawmakers w ith a common voice. Stopping REAL ID, biometrics and database linking benefits all U.S.

citizens. A “fix” on this scale requires the greatest cooperation from the greatest amount of people.

Although much has been said about religious freedomin this document, and especially Christian teachings,

these issues touch every U.S. citizen. Republican, Democrat, Independent, liberal and conservative, all

citizens love their freedomand do not w ant international organizations or tyrannical departments running

the country and destroying constitutional liberties.

This is not just a, First Amendment, religious rights issue. The ACLU may be more concerned about

privacy and preventing illegal searching of personal information. But, Fourth Amendment privacy rights are

also essential to religious freedom. Stopping illegal searches, stops global database linking. Protecting

religious freedom depends on states retaining control over DL/ID cards (Tenth Amendment)--- no national

or international DL/ID. The Tenth Amendment limits federal pow ers and protects our access to the more

“flexible” powers of state government, thus protecting our rights to representation on a local level. The right

of representation is permanently damaged by this systemsince w e have no representationw ith other

nations or international organizations. Furthermore, once databases are linked, it is impossible to correct,

making it impossible for a redress of grievances (First Amendment). So, our First Amendment religious

rights are interconnectedw ith other rights. All U.S. citizens share those rights. There is much roomfor

common ground and agreement. How ever,we must be focused on the real solution that serves the

common good.

Several things must happen to dismantle the biometric machine that has been grow ing since 1986. Below

are some proposed solutions.

Nationally –

and related databases. Another possibility is to “permanently degrade” stored images so they are

no longer usable w ith facial image recognition.

State level –

facial images (no more than 25 pixels betw een eye centers --- current biometric ICAO standard is

90 pixels between eye centers). The purpose of this change is to make images “human readable”

not “machine-readable.” This makes, existing and future facial images unusable for biometrics and

pushes out the window for another “take-over” of state ID, at least 4-10 years, depending on the

renew al cycle of each state. Using low er resolution images, evenw ith sophisticated tamper

resistant documents,w ill save this nation millions and millions of tax dollars that can be spent of

REAL security.

recovery against biometric vendors that misrepresented their products to obtain contracts.

(NH Model). This makes the state database incomplete of photo images, making it far less valuable

for biometric enrollment or federal take-over in the future. This also protects privacy. If state DL/ID

cards are securely designed, states do not need to retain the information, once the card is issued.

data storage technologies like RFID chips and 2-D barcodes.

with the issuing agency. We do not need a DHS or AAMVA database or information clearing-house.

students, etc. of its use of biometrics, and create non-biometric ID document alternatives for

employees, students, etc.

non-biometric alternative.

Nationally and on a state level –

as AAMVA and ICAO. Typically, lawmakers create legislation, and the appropriate department

promulgates the regulations. How ever, the dangerous influence of AAMVA and ICAO, has infected

state and federal agencies and must be stopped. We have no hope of correcting this threat unless

the influence of such organizations is addressed and control over government agencies is restored.

The mission of Christians and pastors should be to speak-up and oppose this threat. Many hesitate to do

so because of the complexity of the subject. Don’t speak of complexity. Speak your conscience. Does it

threaten your beliefs to be enrolled in this system? If yes, then the law must be changed, not the belief.

PERIOD.

Simply tell lawmakers (U.S. and state) that REAL ID, biometrics, database linking and the influence of

international organizations over state and U.S. law , threaten your religious rights. Youw ill be shocked.

Many U.S. and state lawmakers do not know of these issues. It is up to you to tell them. Encourage them to

contact lawmakers in other states that have successfully stopped REAL ID. Simple letters and emails to

lawmakers send a huge message. Bring their attention to this overlooked issue and also confirmthe threat

to religious rights. These letters and emails DO NOT require technical know ledge, but the sincere voice of

concern. Pastors are especially pow erful. Their voice, in the mind of the lawmaker, represents dozens or

thousands of voters. Aggressively, stand for your constitutional rights, or youw ill lose them

Pastors, tell your congregation. Protect themfromthis threat. People are available to educate. Short

handouts and other materials can be distributed. Because many large Christian organizations have failed

to address this issue, the international ID-biometr ics-religious issues have largely been ignored in the

mainstream. Individuals and pastors must petition these large organizations and their ow n denominational

headquarters to immediately oppose this issue. Today, several groups, Senators, Congressman, state

lawmakers, etc. have the information now and are investigating it w ith great concern. God is on our side.

093007 A Christian Perspective on REAL ID and Biometrics.doc formore information, contact stoprealid@aol.com

http://www.aamva.org/KnowledgeCenter/Standards/currentandongoingefforts-biomet rics.htm

//NOTE: HR418 from House was included in HR1268 in Senate, passed and signed into law

identification card Data Element Requirements - Sec. 5 Signature, Sec. 8. Machine Readable Technology

(MRT) barcode standard, data elements, Sec. 9 Encryption (barcode) J. Source Document Retention (and

related sections detailing these requirements) - nprm_readid.pdf

the international standard -- pio200507_e.pdf

nations.”

TAG/16” sec. 2.2

recognition biometrics, are to be collected when used in ICAO’s 9303 Machine Readable Travel Documents

(MRTD).

Service - nprm_readid.pdf

Exchange” (footnote 24) refers to AAMVAnet as one part of a current data exchange program that could be used to

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for identifying commercial driver’s license holders

ICAO 9303 TAG-MRTD/17-WP/16.pdf (1-6-07)

standards for all driver’s license/ID cards (DL/ID cards) and placed state DL/ID card design under

the influence of AAMVA

Waiver nations issue biometric passports designed by ICAO

1. Collect, store and share highly personal information verified through online systems (ex.

DHS “federated querying” system or AAMVAnet)

with facial recognition software

databases link, the photos can be accessed by government agencies outside the state. The images

can then be used with common facial recognition systems. State database linking and

information sharing permanently enrolls U.S. citizens in a global biometric system. Data cannot

be retrieved once distributed. The shared data can then be shared globally as part of an

international database linking system.

(ICAO design). DHS began pilot program with Washington, Arizona and New York to

Identification Credential) - Requires biometric ID cards for thousands of government employees

other federal laws, like the recently revised FISA, to permit surveillance and data mining of

information on U.S. citizens. Robert Mocny (DHS-US Visit) stated that global data sharingwould