The Mark of the Beast.....

A-Team

.....Could this be it? The Real ID Act, to go into effect May 12, 2008 or December 2009. What does that mean for me? Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards. News.context What's new: The House of Representatives has approved an $82 billion military spending bill with an attachment that would mandate electronically readable ID cards for Americans. President Bush is expected to sign the bill. Bottom line: The Real ID Act would establish what amounts to a national identity card. State drivers' licenses and other such documents would have to meet federal ID standards established by the Department of Homeland Security. More stories on this topic The Real ID Act hands the Department of Homeland Security the power to set these standards and determine whether state drivers' licenses and other ID cards pass muster. Only ID cards approved by Homeland Security can be accepted "for any official purpose" by the feds. How will I get one of these new ID cards? You'll still get one through your state motor vehicle agency, and it will likely take the place of your drivers' license. But the identification process will be more rigorous. For instance, you'll need to bring a "photo identity document," document your birth date and address, and show that your Social Security number is what you had claimed it to be. U.S. citizens will have to prove that status, and foreigners will have to show a valid visa. State DMVs will have to verify that these identity documents are legitimate, digitize them and store them permanently. In addition, Social Security numbers must be verified with the Social Security Administration. What's going to be stored on this ID card? At a minimum: name, birth date, sex, ID number, a digital photograph, address, and a "common machine-readable technology" that Homeland Security will decide on. The card must also sport "physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes." Homeland Security is permitted to add additional requirements--such as a fingerprint or retinal scan--on top of those. We won't know for a while what these additional requirements will be.

mrsjones5

You mean something like this?

The Dragon

Are you assuming that the mark of the beast is a bad thing or something?

Hell, for all we know it could be good thing....

mrsjones5

On top of all the stuff that we need for ID purposes it's just another thing to add to the list like needing a passport to go to Canada or Mexico..big whoop.

BluesBrother

The U.K has been talking about introducing I.D. cards for some time. Will it ever happen? they are forecast to cost quite a lot to the cardholder.

It will make verification of a lot of things simpler, credit applications and the like, although the main purpose is claimed to be the "Fight against terrorism" - It will not present a problem for the dubs unless it should incorporate some kind of oath of allegiance (most unlikely)

Anti-Christ

An other system of control, next thing will be a microchip injected and like always people will bend over and say " give it to me".

Leolaia

Is the government going to execute those who don't accept the ID, barcode, etc.? Because that's what happens to those to don't accept the mark of the Beast....just read the text.

cultswatter

London has a video camera on everycorner. It is big brother watching us

icyestrm

Its not necessarily a bad thing to have a digital ID implanted into one's body. There is nothing to fear if we are good citizens and aren't doing anything to break the laws of the land.

The Dragon

How about an official who marks all those he finds to be traitors?

Or marks those who he considers patriots?

That

The Mark of the Beast.....

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