Boiled Alive
A writer by the name of Claire Wolfe wrote a book a while back called, Don't Shoot the Bastards... Yet. She saw the writing on the wall though, and knew that unless something drastic changed, the time for shooting would come. In my opinion, this Real ID bill is a big step towards that ugly day.
We are the frog thats being slowly boiled alive. They will never "come for our guns", but they will take them chunk by chunk, piece by piece. The days of the 50 cal already look to be numbered. Sure it doesn't affect me, but it will when they come after 30 cals, or 20 cals with a muzzle velocity over 1700 fps, or have a range of over 100 yards. One by one they will all be labeled "sniper rifles", "assault rifles", or some evil moniker to be determined. A bill with a catchy title will be introduced, a little known amendment added on, and another class of firearms will be outlawed. One more tooth in the Bill of Rights will be removed.
Dont own guns? Dont think this affects you? Guess again. How do you feel about having to run your National ID card everytime you visit Planned Parenthood? Do you think the federales need to know what kind of birth control you use? If you don't care if the Federales know, how about the 7-11? The private sector is going to capture your information every time you swipe that little card, which will no doubt be required as part of your credit card authorization. What will they do with this information? Why sell it of course.
Consider also that with an RFID chip in your wallet or purse, it will be quite easy to keep tabs on your whereabouts. Know those anti-shoplifting sensors you pass through everytime you go to a store in the mall or enter and exit a WalMart? Those sensors monitor RFID chips just like the ones in your new ID. Why only track deodorant and CDs when you can track the people buying them too?
Of course, a lot of this information is already available. You leave a paper trail and a log file of your whereabouts every time you use your ATM or credit card. As it is now though, you have to comb through several databases to get that info. Thanks to Real ID though, it will all be kept in one convenient database for law enforcement, the IRS, and God knows who else to look at. Won't it be wonderful when johnny law can tell how many margaritas you had at the bar that night just by running your license plate?
Maybe I am paranoid. Maybe none of this will come to fruition, and we will look back on this and laugh. Then again, in ten years we may be too busy reloading to laugh.
Its not time to shoot the bastards yet, but I'd think about cleaning and oiling your weapon.
We are the frog thats being slowly boiled alive. They will never "come for our guns", but they will take them chunk by chunk, piece by piece. The days of the 50 cal already look to be numbered. Sure it doesn't affect me, but it will when they come after 30 cals, or 20 cals with a muzzle velocity over 1700 fps, or have a range of over 100 yards. One by one they will all be labeled "sniper rifles", "assault rifles", or some evil moniker to be determined. A bill with a catchy title will be introduced, a little known amendment added on, and another class of firearms will be outlawed. One more tooth in the Bill of Rights will be removed.
Dont own guns? Dont think this affects you? Guess again. How do you feel about having to run your National ID card everytime you visit Planned Parenthood? Do you think the federales need to know what kind of birth control you use? If you don't care if the Federales know, how about the 7-11? The private sector is going to capture your information every time you swipe that little card, which will no doubt be required as part of your credit card authorization. What will they do with this information? Why sell it of course.
Consider also that with an RFID chip in your wallet or purse, it will be quite easy to keep tabs on your whereabouts. Know those anti-shoplifting sensors you pass through everytime you go to a store in the mall or enter and exit a WalMart? Those sensors monitor RFID chips just like the ones in your new ID. Why only track deodorant and CDs when you can track the people buying them too?
Of course, a lot of this information is already available. You leave a paper trail and a log file of your whereabouts every time you use your ATM or credit card. As it is now though, you have to comb through several databases to get that info. Thanks to Real ID though, it will all be kept in one convenient database for law enforcement, the IRS, and God knows who else to look at. Won't it be wonderful when johnny law can tell how many margaritas you had at the bar that night just by running your license plate?
Maybe I am paranoid. Maybe none of this will come to fruition, and we will look back on this and laugh. Then again, in ten years we may be too busy reloading to laugh.
Its not time to shoot the bastards yet, but I'd think about cleaning and oiling your weapon.
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