Government Requires Permission to Travel: American Rights at Stake

The US government will require air travelers to have a government photo ID before allowing them to fly. Although this is being done in the name of Homeland Security, will this really make us safer or just bring us one step closer to a communist/socialized government? I am all for securing our skies, but at what price? Our airports already look like a scene from Orwell's 1984, and it seems to only be getting worse. The government seems to be moving in leaps and bounds when it comes to policing the state and making sure "Big Brother" knows exactly who's doing what, and when.

I remember in the 1980's when we were taught in school how restrictive the Soviet government was and how lucky we were that we lived in a free country. It seems now, however, that we are rapidly moving in that direction and the brakes don't work. This also seems to bring us to the other industries in this country that the government is taking over, such as the auto, banking, and now, healthcare industries. A report from Michael Ostrolonk, Robert E. Smith, and Richard Sobel reports:

"By combining the requirement for government photo IDs in order to fly with checking government watchlists including potentially every passenger, "Secure Flight" puts the federal government into the business of licensing travel. " (http://www.rense.com/general87/govv.htm, US Govt Permission Required to Travel , by MICHAEL OSTROLONK, ROBERT E. SMITH, RICHARD SOBEL)

Does this mean that all forms of public transportation may soon follow? Some believe so; this may be the first of many steps toward Big Brother Transportation. They have already changed the law so that you need a government ID to cross the nations border, when previously all you needed was a state issued ID or birth certificate. Now our national flight plans require it, and soon maybe our trains and busses. Just think what would happen if our public busses and our subways started to require it, then virtually everyone in the nation would be required to carry one. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the very same federal ID card that contains the RFID chip, or at least will in the near future. If so, then we are that much closer to being "chipped" ourselves. I plan to research this further and will get back to you in a later article. Until then let' us take a look at another quote from our friends Michael, Robert, and Richard:

"Clearly, the air ID and "Secure Flight" rules mean you cannot travel any distance reachable only by air without official permission. Moreover, the system can easily be extended to Amtrak as a government railroad, which already requires government ID in order to purchase a ticket. It can further be extended to urban rapid-transit networks tied to travel cards, and private inter-city buses requiring IDs to buy tickets or board coaches. These are the bases for an internal passport system in the U.S." (See above information and link.)

Clearly I am not the only one concerned about this. I wonder how far the government is going to take this. I also wonder how far they will get before the American public says enough is enough. I don't imagine that the majority of "free" Americans will stand for a socialist "Big Brother" America.