Arizona Senate Bill in opposition to REAL ID in trouble.

Written by Ernest Hancock Date: 04-25-2007 Subject: Police State

The Arizona Bill introduced by AZ Senator Karen Johnson in opposition to the Federal Government's REAL ID effort is now stuck in the Senate Rules committee

We need to find out why.

We are now gathering information on the history of this bill and its opposition in preparation for the May 1st rallies. We need to understand the issues behind the push for a National ID card (that the conservatives use to oppose when the Clinton Administration supported it).

This has "Police State" written all over it so we are not likely to view it as a good thing but I definately want the unfiltered version from the supporters of the bill.

Senate Engrossed

State of Arizona

Senate

Forty-eighth Legislature

First Regular Session

2007

SENATE BILL 1152

AN ACT

amending title 28, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-336; relating to the REAL ID Act of 2005.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 28, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-336, to read:

START_STATUTE28-336. REAL ID act; implementation prohibited

This state shall not participate in the implementation of the REAL ID act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13, Division B; 119 Stat. 231). The department shall not implement the REAL ID act of 2005 and shall report to the governor and the legislature any attempt by agencies or agents of the United States DEPARTMENT of homeland security to secure the implementation of the REAL ID act of 2005 through the operations of the United States department of homeland security.