Dear Senator McClintock,

I’m writing to urge you to pursue a resolution opposing implementation of the Real ID Act of 2005, mandating federally approved state identification. Such resolutions have already passed in other states, such as Montana and Maine. [News Link]

The Real ID Act is another Orwellian infringement on states’ rights and personal freedom, and an unnecessary and expensive unfunded federal mandate. Inflicting paternalistic restrictions on the people will not make us any safer from terrorists. It just gives the federal government more power, not granted by the U.S. Constitution, pushing us ever closer to being one nation under surveillance.

Please act quickly. Thank you.

Respectfully …