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THE REPUBLICAN ID PLAN
SCAN THIS NEWS
July 4, 1999
This article is to memorialize, for posterity sake, the establishment
of the national identification system in America.
A lot of people, just now being confronted with the national ID laws,
are quick to blame President Clinton. He certainly is an easy target.
But the reality is that the Republicans are solely responsible for
these programs, as you will see below.
How The Republicans Implemented the Democrats' National ID Plan
An Historical Account
By Scott McDonald
One day, in the not too distant future, a generation of Americans is
going to wake up and ask: "How did we become shackled with a
government that tracks, monitors, regulates, controls, and dictates
our every move?" Let the historical record show, it was the
Republican-led Congress implementing the Democrats' "locating and
tracking" database program that resulted in the U.S. national
identification system.
Just how did this massive control mechanism get established? And, who
were the key players? For a clue, their first names were: Bob, Newt,
Bill, and Patsy -- with honorable mention for Rush.
It all came about rather gradually beginning in 1994 -- the political
period referred to as the "Republican Revolution." It happened during
a time when the nation's attention was diverted to such trivial
issues as funding for free school lunch programs. It began when the
Republicans in Congress proudly and pompously announced, in a huge
ceremony held on the front steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, that
they were implementing their "Contract With America."
Under the "Contract," the Republican Congress enacted not one, but
TWO national ID laws. The "Welfare Reform Act of 1996"
[http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page2/fp-104-193-responsibility
.html] and the "Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996"
[http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page2/fp-104-208-immigration.ht
ml] both
included requirements which, in application, constitute a national
identification system. Together, these two laws made up the
foundational backbone -- and provided the financial impetus -- for
the most massive national identification system ever devised by
mankind. These two programs are now being implemented throughout
America. As a result, everyone is required to identify themselves
using a social security number in order to engage in virtually all
societal activities. Consequently, SSNs are now required as a
condition to drive, work, fly, bank, get married, get divorced, hunt,
fish, buy stock, obtain insurance, get born, and even to die.
These two laws are in addition to the health care reform measures,
also enacted under the Republican Congress, which are resulting in
massive database systems that will be used to exchange private
information about citizens, all linked to one's social security
number.
How could such Draconian laws get enacted with little or no
meaningful public debate? No small amount of blame goes to the
diversionary antics of the pseudo-conservative, part-time comedian,
Republican mouthpiece, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. For, it
was he who -- on cue from Newt Gingrich -- distracted an otherwise
concerned and otherwise trusting populace with relentless babble and
mindless chatter about irrelevant issues. All Rush ever discussed on
his weekday program was whether or not the Republican's Welfare
Reform plan included a "spending increase," a "spending decrease," or
simply a "decrease in the previously proposed increase."
Occasionally, Rush would also complain about Clinton's threat to veto
the great Republican welfare overhaul bill because it did not include
enough money for school lunch programs. Clinton followed through with
his threat, by the way, but that obviously is not the end of the
story. Meanwhile, Congress was busy enacting the most sophisticated
-- most horrendous -- locating, tracking, and identification system
ever suffered under by mankind. None of this was ever once so much as
mentioned by the immensely popular celebrity who's most noted and
self-proclaimed credential is that he functions with only half a
brain.
DETAILED HISTORY OF THE LOCATING AND TRACKING LAW
For simplicity sake, this particular historical account follows only
the welfare reform measure as it wound its way through Congress. The
national "locating and tracking" system, (and that's just what it's
called in the Welfare Reform Act), began as the "Child Support
Responsibility Act of 1994" (H.R. 4570). The first version of the
bill most like the one that was eventually adopted, began life under
the sponsorship of Democratic Congresswoman Pat Schroeder (D-CO). Her
bill was introduced in June of 1994 on behalf of "the Congressional
Caucus for Women's Issues." Several previous attempts by the Women's
Caucus to get similar legislation enacted failed miserably while the
Democrats held the majority. And Representative Schroder's 1994
attempt suffered the same fate.
But that was all before the Republicans took the majority in the Fall
of 1994. As you will see, the ladies were about to receive the
life-sustaining support they so desperately needed.
In January of 1995, during what was referred to as the "First
One-hundred Days," Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R-CN) sponsored a new
version of the same child support bill previously championed by
Representative Pat Schroeder. This time the bill was called the
"Child Support Responsibility Act of 1995" (H.R.785). In
re-introducing the bill, Ms. Schroeder had these comments about the
new and improved version:
"The central component of the Child Support Responsibility Act of
1995 is the creation of a national databank that expands the Federal
Parent Locator Service and establishes a Federal Child Support
Registry. ... We do not want noncustodial parents playing economic
hide-and-seek from their kids."
"Highlights of the new bill include:
"Restricts professional, occupational, and business licenses of
noncustodial parents who have failed to pay child support.
"Restricts driver's licenses and vehicle registration of noncustodial
parents who fail to appear in child support proceedings."
(Congressional Record pg. H892, 1995)
REPUBLICANS QUICKLY BEGIN TO CLIMB ABOARD
The same "child support enforcement" wording as discussed above was
now included in another bill known as the "Child Support Enforcement
Reform Act of 1995," (H.R.906). This bill was introduced by
Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ) on February 13, 1995. Senator
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) presented the Child Support Enforcement bill to
the Senate on behalf of himself and Senator Bob Dole. In introducing
the bill, Senator Snowe said:
"To strengthen efforts to locate parents, [this bill] expands the
Federal parent locator system and provides for State-to-State access
of the network.
"And, to facilitate child support enforcement and collection, the
bill expands the penalties for child support delinquency to include
the denial of professional, recreational, and driver's license to
deadbeat parents, the imposition of liens on real property, and the
automatic reporting of delinquency to credit unions." (Congressional
Record, pg. S2841)
In the process of implementing the "Contract With America," all of
the Democrats' Child Support Reform Act measures were gradually
incorporated into the Republican "Personal Responsibility Act of
1995." At this stage, however, the Democrats were still having to
fight to keep the locating and tracking enforcement measures alive.
On March 23, 1995, Congresswoman Marge Roukema (D-NJ) offered an
amendment to re-incorporate back into the Republican's Personal
Responsibility Act the license suspension measures which had just
previously been removed by the Ways and Means Committee.
Ms. Roukema's proposal also included a new provision to amend Title
42 of the U.S. Code, Section 666(a)(13) so as to require that states
must obtain social security numbers from all license applicants as a
condition for the states to continue to receive federal money for
social benefits programs. The strong-armed tactic, funding-contingent
measures required that, among other things, states must implement:
"Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate cases)
authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of driver's
licenses, professional and occupational licenses, and recreational
licenses of individuals owing overdue support or failing, after
receiving appropriate notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants
relating to paternity or child support proceedings." (Congressional
Record pg. H3628)
Congresswoman Barbra Kenelly (D-CT) stated in her introduction of the
amendment:
"[W]hen we come to the amendment of the gentlewoman from New Jersey,
[Mrs. Roukema] the amendment for child support enforcement, revoking
the licenses of delinquent parents, I think it is very nice we can
come together on both sides of the aisle and agree on this amendment
to revoke licenses of people who do not pay.
"When we say licenses, we are talking about a driver's license, we
are talking about a professional license. We are talking about saying
to somebody if you want to have what society can give you and be
according to the law in the area of what you want to do, such as
drive a car under the rulings of the State, then you will pay your
child support."
And Congresswoman Constance Morella (R-MD) stated:
"[T]his license revocation amendment is so very important to child
support enforcement. It had its inception in the Women's Caucus child
support bill in the last Congress. It was also contained in the
Women's Caucus bill this year, too.
"This says States must have license revocation procedures in place.
We now have 19 States that have revocation procedures in place, and
in those cases we have found that people immediately get out and
write their checks for child support, because they do not want to
lose their hunting license, their driver's license, or their
professional license." (Congressional Record pg. H3630, 1995)
In providing additional examples of states' "success" in implementing
similar license suspension measures, Rep. Morella argued:
"[I]n Maine, they only had to revoke 41 licenses. Just the fear of
the revoking of the license brought in $23 million. In California,
they collected $10 million without revoking one license.
"I am really glad there has been a change of heart on the other side
[Republicans] and that they are now going to put this in their bill
and that now all the bills will be as strong as they can be on child
support enforcement because it has been much too long in coming.
"The children of America deserve this." (Congressional Record pg. H3631, 1995)
And Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R) of Connecticut chimed in:
"The Child Support Responsibility Act, which we introduced earlier
this year along with Congresswomen Connie Morella, Patricia
Schroeder, and Eleanor Holmes
Norton, has been largely adopted into the welfare reform bill before us today.
"The legislation sets up interacting State databases of child support
orders, which will be matched against basic `new hire' data so that
State child support officials can locate missing, non-paying parents.
"Finally, this legislation contains my provision adopted in the Ways
and Means Committee that will put work requirements on many
noncustodial parents who are behind in paying child support, often
due to their not having a job. ... This provision requires parents to
either pay their child support, enter into a repayment plan through
the courts, or work in a government-sponsored program.
Congressman Randy Cunningham (R-CA) interjected:
"I rise in support of the amendment. I would like to advise the
gentlewoman from Colorado, it is the Republican bill that is passing
it."
And, Congressman Martin Hoke (R) from Ohio stated:
"[W]hen you combine the establishment of a paternity requirement
along with this revocation of a license requirement, what you are
going to do is for the first time you are going to actually create
consequences for teenage boys who will have to think twice about the
consequences of their actions because they will become accountable.
"I applaud the child support provisions in the welfare reform bill
before us, which are based on the Child Support Responsibility Act
that I, along with many members of the congressional caucus for
women's issues, cosponsored. I was distressed to learn, however, that
the Ways and Means Committee omitted a critical provision which
requires States to enact laws denying professional, occupational, and
driver's licenses to deadbeat parents. The Roukema amendment would
reinsert this critically important enforcement provision.
"The child support provisions are built around a key element of the
Child Support Responsibility Act, the creation of centralized
registries for child support orders and `new hires' information, and
the centralization of child support collections and distribution."
(Congressional Record pg. H3633, 1995)
The Roukema amendment was subsequently adopted by the House 433-0.
REPUBLICANS DEMAND CREDIT
Gradually, the momentum shifted in favor of the new measures. Soon,
the Republicans and Democrats would actually be competing to see who
would receive "credit" for getting the license withholding and SSN
reporting requirements enacted. On March 23, 1995, Congressman
Weller, (R., IL.) spoke on behalf of the Republicans regarding their
position on the proposed "child support enforcement measures." In
support of final passage of the Personal Responsibility Reform Act
(H.R. 4), (which now included the Roukema amendment), Representative
Weller said:
"[A]s one of the chief sponsors of the Family Reinforcement Act, I
rise in strong support of the goals of child support enforcement
provisions and the Personal Responsibility Act. All are Republican
welfare reform initiatives.
"Republicans are working to change our child support collection system.
"The bill also provides better tools to locate absent parents, making
additional information available to the States, including law
enforcement systems and data on licenses, newly hired employees and
members of organized labor.
"H.R. 4 also provides streamlined procedures to collect child
support... It also requires licensing agencies to collect social
security numbers so States may match child support and licensing
records and impose restrictions on licenses held by people who fail
to support their children.
"Ladies and gentleman, H.R. 4 provides tough tools to help deadbeat
parents be located and, of course, be forced to meet their
responsibilities. If you look at the facts, if you look at the
record, H.R. 4 helps kids. "Let us vote for real reform that helps
kids, helps children. Let us pass H.R. 4 tomorrow on Friday."
(Congressional Record pg. H3705, 1995)
On August 05, 1995, Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) offered the final version
of the Child Support Enforcement amendments as incorporated into the
"Work Opportunity Act of 1995" -- the Act that eventually passed both
Houses, which later became known as the "Personal Responsibility Act
of 1995." This Act is more loosely referred to as the "Welfare Reform
Act" (H.R.4). (Congressional Record pg. S11640, 1995)
The huge Welfare Reform bill was now being heralded as the Republican
Congress' plan to "restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy,
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence" -- as so
stated by Senator Dole. And now, the Republicans were determined to
claim full credit for the dead-beat dad laws.
In the House, Congressman Bill Archer (R-TX) proudly introduced the
final version of H.R.4 -- the "Personal Responsibility Act," which
included all of the child support enforcement locating and tracking,
social security number reporting, and license suspension provisions.
In introducing the bill, Congressman Archer echoed the very same
words used by Senator Dole previously in the Senate:
"I call up the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the
American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and
reduce welfare dependence."
Representative Goodling said this about H.R. 4:
"This conference report comes at the end of a long and often
difficult process. I want to express my appreciation of my colleagues
who have not only worked so hard to achieve a conference agreement
but stood firm in helping us negotiate with the other body to achieve
a final agreement. I especially want to express my appreciation to
the Speaker [Newt Gingrich (R-GA)] and to the majority leader, as
well as to Chairman Archer and Chairman Shaw for their leadership
during the conference with the Senate." (Congressional Record, pg.
H15511, 1995)
Archer then offered his final comments regarding H.R. 4. With great
exuberance, the powerful U.S. Representative from Texas, Bill Archer,
stated:
"Mr. Speaker, this is truly an historic day. With this vote we arrive
at a defining moment in our Nation's welfare reform debate.
"At long last, the Congress and this President have an opportunity to
show that we mean what we say.
"We bring forward today a great bill, which includes participation
and input from many Members on both sides of the aisle and the White
House, a bill that after too long in waiting does truly reform our
Nation's failed welfare system; not by rhetoric, but by substance.
"Earlier today 30 governors signed a letter to the President calling
on him to sign this bill, to keep his word, to put his name, William
Clinton, on the line. But if he does not, he will demonstrate that
when it comes to welfare reform, this President is all talk and no
action. He said he would end welfare as we know it. If he vetoes this
bill, he will be remembered as the very liberal President who kept
welfare as we have it.
"Mr. Speaker, this is a great bill and a great opportunity to solve
one of our Nation's most vexing problems.
"This is a bill that only an extreme liberal could oppose. I urge all
my colleagues to fix welfare and vote for his conference report."
(Congressional Record, pg. H15511, 1995)
PRESIDENT CLINTON DOES NOT GO ALONG - VETOES WELFARE REFORM!
By now, the Republicans were pressuring Democratic President Bill
Clinton to sign into law the Welfare Reform Act just as soon as
possible. President Clinton had indicated an unwillingness to sign
the legislation, at least partly because it did not include enough
federal money for free school lunch programs.
On December 29, 1995, Congress PASSED H.R. 4, the Welfare Reform Act
of 1995, (Congressional Record, H15658, 1995).
But, on January 9, 1995, President Bill Clinton VETOED H.R. 4,
(Congressional Record, H342 1996). The Republican Contract With
America and the Welfare Reform Act were wounded... but not dead!
ROUND TWO FOR THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT BILL
On May 14, 1996, during the first few days of the second session of
the 104th Congress, Congresswoman Roukema again sponsored the "Child
Support Enforcement Reform Amendments of 1996," (H.R. 3453), (also
referred to as the Child Support Improvement Act of 1996). The
wording in this bill was the exact same as the wording in the bill
vetoed by President Clinton just five months earlier.
In introducing Roukema's bill, Senator Snowe stated:
"I am pleased to introduce the Child Support Improvement Act of 1996.
"Fourteen months ago, Senator Dole and I introduced our bill, the
Child Support Responsibility Act of 1995, which later became an
important piece of the welfare reform bill. Since that time, Congress
has twice passed welfare reform, and twice it has been vetoed.
"And now, we are in much the same place we were 14 months ago. While
it is my sincerest hope that child support will pass as part of a
comprehensive welfare reform bill this year, I believe that we must
seize this opportunity to move forward on child support. Because this
issue is too important to the future of American children to stand by
and wait any longer.
"In all fairness, Congress has tried to strengthen child support
enforcement mechanisms prior to this term. In 1975, Congress did pass
the Child Support Enforcement and Paternity Establishment Program as
part of the Social Security Act, and then it enacted further
improvements to this effort by way of the 1984 Child Support
Enforcement Amendments and the Family Support Act of 1988.
"As co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, we made
child support enforcement one of our top legislative priorities in
previous Congresses, where some 30 bills were introduced to address
this problem. But I believe we have come to a point where everyone
agrees that child support enforcement is one of the most important
aspects of our campaign to revamp the welfare system of this country.
It affects every State--children at every income level--and it
affects both single mothers and single fathers. As a national
problem, child support enforcement merits a national solution.
"That's why I have joined forces again with the distinguished
majority leader, Senator Dole, to introduce the Child Support
Improvement Act of 1996. I should add, Mr. President, that this bill
has true bipartisan support, and is intended to complement the
efforts of my House colleagues, Congresswomen Nancy Johnson and
Barbara Kennelly, who have introduced companion legislation in the
House. Together, we have introduced the same child support provisions
which received overwhelming support from both parties of Congress, as
well as the administration, during welfare reform.
"The bill contains commonsense reforms which achieve the following:
"To strengthen efforts to locate parents, it expands the Federal
parent locator system by creating Federal and State data banks of
child support orders, and allowing State-to-State access of the
network. It also creates Federal and State directories of new hires,
to allow for basic information supplied by employers from W-4 forms
to be compared against child support data.
"To ensure that collected funds go to families as soon as possible,
it establishes a centralized State collections and disbursements
unit, and requires employers that garnish wages from employees to pay
those withheld wages to the State within 5 days.
"And to facilitate child support enforcement and collection, it
requires States to adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,
to encourage the seamless enforcement of child support orders across
State lines.
"Finally, this bill expands the penalties for child support
delinquency to include the denial of professional, recreational and
driver's license to deadbeat parents, and permits the denial of a
passport for individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears."
(Congressional Record pg. S5095, 1996)
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reform Act of 1996,
(H.R. 3734), was later signed into law. The PRWORA, Public Law
104-193, included all the new requirements for reporting of social
security numbers on virtually every single document used in
interactions with virtually every single state agency so that
individuals can be located and tracked at the government's whim.
A very similar shameful legacy follows the enactment of the
Immigration Reform Act of 1996 which established the provisions that
are now resulting in all states standardizing their state-issued
driver's licenses. The driver's license documents, once standardized,
WILL BE the de facto National Identification document.
With the support of Republicans Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Bill Archer,
and a willing Republican Congress, Pat Schroeder and the
"Congressional Women's Caucus" finally realized their long awaited
dream -- a method to locate, track, and financially annihilate every
single human being in America.
by: Scott McDonald
mcdonald@networkusa.org
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Uncle Sam Has All Your Numbers, Washington Post, June 27, 1999
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/daily/june99/privacy27.htm
Land-Mine Legislation, by Claire Wolfe
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666 - "The System"
http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page1/fp-666-the-system.html
Deception by Legislation
http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page1/fp-deception.html
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