Forwarded From: "Spencer, Will" <wspencerat_private> > In September 1996, President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration > Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996. > Buried at approximately page 650 was a section that creates a > framework for establishing a national ID card for the American public. > This legislation was slipped through without fanfare or publicity. The > > author of the national ID law, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), stated in a > Capitol Hill magazine that it was her intention to see Congress > immediately implement a national ID system whereby every American > would > be required to carry a card with a "magnetic strip on it on which the > bearer's unique voice, retina pattern, or fingerprint is digitally > encoded." > > Source: "National ID Card Is Now Federal Law and Georgia Wants to Help > > Lead the Way", by Cyndee Parker, Witwigo, May/June 1997 > -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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