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port real id act of 2005 aspx in 2009 missouri passed hb361 adding them to the list of states that were not going to comply the real id act by passing this legislation we effectively decided as a state to protect our citizens privacy and prohibit the federal government from gaining access to our state s files this prevents the federal government from building databases to include our citizenry i was proud to support this legislation in 2009 and voted to pass this into law http www house mo gov content aspx info bills091 bills hb361 htm despite the legislature passing the law and it going into effect the nixon administration decided to adopt various rule changes and collaborate with the federal government anyway because of these changes within the department last year mo dept of revenue issued this letter indicating they were going to be making changes to the renewal process that are very much like the procedures used in real id they also issued this sample id which looks very similar to other ids that are compliant with real id after the individual license offices began scanning our personal documents it didn t take long for us to put two and two together to figure out what has taken place in effect the nixon administration decided to ignore our 2009 law and hand over missourian s information to the federal government anyway http www dor mo gov pdf centralissuanceletter pdf http www dor mo gov pdf newlicense pdf early in 2013 a man in stoddard county mo refused to comply with the renewal process of handing over his source documents to be copied and sent to the fee office contractor s remote location in georgia for verification as a result eric griffin the plaintiff was denied a license and subsequently filed an injunction against the fee office and dept of revenue if you read the article below the dept of revenue maintains this transition has nothing to do with real id however a number of other questions arise http www semissourian com story 1949667 html in march 2013 my colleagues and i began receiving contacts from our constituents regarding the license renewal process and questioned the dept of revenue at a legislative hearing after getting unsatisfactory and then conflicting answers from the dept sen schaeffer from columbia then had a subpoena issued for all the documents from the dept of revenue regarding the issue http cocomovoice com articles 2013 04 01 news doc51533da40660b432183862 txt currently we in the legislature are in the midst of going through these documents to see what they reveal however based on what we have heard from jefferson city so far there is definitely reason to be concerned here are a couple of the issues that have risen off the top of my head 1 a number of state agencies are potentially involved in this scheme as federal money was transferred through them to the dept of revenue to pay for some of the new license implementation process 2 based on the testimony from a number of individuals with first hand knowledge of what the department is up to the process for document collection has not been explained to people as they apply 3 the department itself has not acknowledged destruction of any documents being sent to the remote location by the vendor other than a phone call 4 there are other state laws that may be in violation as they relate to equipment purchasing and destruction that would involve the vendor whether it be hole punches or video cameras 5 there is some cause for concern over identity theft because the people actually handling these documents are not government employees but private vendors i am committed to protecting your privacy and preventing the governor s administration from further participating in a nationwide database considering the many issues at hand relating to gun control efforts by president obama and congress the gravity of the situation cannot be overstated the u s attorney general himself admitted this week that a national gun registry is the goal of president obama considering how well these executive orders dovetail with obamacare we are witnessing what has obviously been a strategic plan for gun control in america as long as i m in office i pledge to fight any and all efforts to place restrictions on gun ownership and prevent the federal government from gaining access to my constituents personal information these are concerning times but with bi partisan support shown in the legislature this week on these issues i am encouraged we will ultimately meet success in protecting missouri s citizens please call or write me anytime with thoughts or suggestions on this or any other matter as always if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call my office at 573 751 4285 or email me at casey guernsey house mo gov representative casey guernsey proudly serving the 3 rd house district daviess dekalb gentry and harrison counties missouri house of representatives 573 751 4285 660 425 8984 posted by ruth at 11 24 am no comments monday april 08 2013 blunt gets 60 000 from monsanto gives monsanto immunity from federal courts when it comes to their gmo crops monsanto protection act a legislative rider that grants biotech juggernaut monsanto immunity from federal courts when it comes to their gmo crops although written by senator roy blunt who actually gave monsanto the ability to write their own monsanto protection act and has received over 60 000 from monsanto mikulski has taken serious flak for the passing of the rider top senator apologizes for monsanto protection act image001 png by anthony gucciardi april 2nd 2013 updated 04 03 2013 at 4 48 am 59 comment 1 image002 png senator barbara mikulski of maryland has released a public statement apologizing to the public for the passing of the monsanto protection act stating that the legislation was buried deep within a government spending bill that was required to prevent a government shutdown mikulski is the senate appropriations committee chairwoman one who was ultimately responsible for passing the bill that contained the notorious monsanto protection act a legislative rider that grants biotech juggernaut monsanto immunity from federal courts when it comes to their gmo crops although written by senator roy blunt who actually gave monsanto the ability to write their own monsanto protection act and has received over 60 000 from monsanto mikulski has taken serious flak for the passing of the rider a rider that monsanto thought they could slip through the senate without much of a fight only to find that the alternative news has made it a mainstream media topic by force despite gmo lovers saying that it never even happened massive activism leads to apologies in a release from senator mikulski s office mikulski states that she actually sides with frustrated activists who are against the monsanto protection act and had no other choice but to pass the spending bill to prevent government shutdown and she s not the only one senator tester reportedly told politico that the rider serves no one but major biotech corporations and many others have begun to speak out following the outcry the mikulski office press release written by a staffer and summarizing the stance of mikulski reads she didn t put the language in the bill and doesn t support it either as chairwoman of the appropriations committee senator mikulski s first responsibility was to prevent a government shutdown that meant she had to compromise on many of her own priorities to get a bill through the senate that the house would pass she will continue to fight for a regular and timely appropriations process and other valuable priorities including food safety now the question is whether or not she is being sincere or simply performing pr damage control following the fact that the public is finding out about the severity if the issue instead of arguing the reality behind the politics of the bill and whether or not it would lead to government shutdown as she says let s look at her fruits regarding the gmo issue first of all my question is why did she not say anything before the issue got super hot in the media why did she not warn her citizens and the us at large about what was happening before she was a target admittedly and as her release states she has supported the labeling of genetically modified fish something that the fda should do anyway without political pressure but they won t through legislation but what about the fight against monsanto s immunity the reality is that multiple senators are now being forced to answer for their actions thanks to serious outrage from the public and readers like you that genuinely just want to eat real food and prevent destructive corporations like monsanto from receiving immunity against the law even if some of the senators are just covering their rear ends the fact is that we do have a voice and we are forcing those responsible for passing corrupt legislation accountable posted by ruth at 12 18 pm no comments 10 questions for the gang of eight april 8 2013 for immediate release contact stephen miller 202 224 4124 critical alert 10 questions for the gang of eight some of the many questions that must be answered before legislation is produced due to the enormous complexity of immigration reform and the profound consequences for american workers taxpayers and society at large many have advocated for a step by step approach rather than a comprehensive one the last attempt at comprehensive legislation was riddled with flaws and loopholes that made it unworkable serving the special interests but not the national interest dozens of crucial questions remain for the gang of eight that must be resolved before any proposal can properly be called comprehensive the american people have a right to know the answer to each of them and to express their views during a thorough period of public hearing and review the public must know exactly what s in any far reaching proposal before anyone votes on it with that in mind here are 10 questions for the gang of eight 1 is this bill enforcement first or legalization first after the last attempt at comprehensive legislation was rejected by the public in 2007 a national consensus emerged that any successful reform of our immigration system begins with securing the border and achieving enforcement of current federal law first before creating any new legal status or amnesty when the gang of eight first emerged enforcement first was a publicly stated principle yet on the march 31st edition of meet the press gang of eight member senator chuck schumer said we ve come to a basic agreement which is that first people will be legalized in other words not citizens but they ll be allowed to work come out of the shadows travel then we will make sure the border is secure and we have specific metrics that are in the bill i m not going to get into what they are following that statement ice officer and national ice council president chris crane explained that the plan of the gang of 8 appears to be legalization or amnesty first and then enforcement that s the big problem for us here s my promise to america if we don t take care of the enforcement part of this first it will never happen the only thing that will happen is that 11 million illegal aliens will be legalized 2 what are the concrete metrics used to measure border security since 2004 the department of homeland security dhs has been required to maintain operational control the border i e the department must be able to detect identify classify and then respond to and resolve illegal entries along our u s borders according to a 2011 gao report the federal government has only 6 5 percent operational control of the southwest border the stunning revelation that this administration had left the border highly vulnerable caused dhs to abandon that metric recently administration officials admitted that they have no standard by which to measure border security and have no plan to establish one apparently because the administration is concerned that it will discourage congress from passing a large scale amnesty meanwhile secretary napolitano publicly dismissed the gang of eight s idea of a border security trigger as not the way to go according to recent news reports the gang of eight is contemplating a trigger that simply asks dhs to submit a plan to achieve within a decade 90 percent apprehension and 100 percent real time surveillance once that plan is simply submitted illegal immigrants would be offered amnesty and like 1986 there will be no way to guarantee that the enforcement will ever take place even the rejected 2007 legislation included a stricter trigger requiring dhs to certify 100 percent operational control of the border 3 does the bill complete the border fence and secure all ports of entry in 2006 congress mandated 700 miles of physical double layer border fencing to date only 36 3 miles of that fencing have been completed additionally dhs has failed to comply with congress nearly 20 year old mandate that the government implement a biometric exit system to track visa overstays which account for an estimated 40 percent of the illegal population in the country today after the attacks of september 11th the 9 11 commission identified the absence of such a system as a national security threat importantly gao has specifically stated that without a biometric exit system dhs cannot ensure the integrity of the immigration system by identifying and removing those people who have overstayed their original period of admission any comprehensive immigration reform must adhere to congress mandate that a biometric exit system be implemented at all ports of entry air land and sea 4 who gets amnesty and how many the rhetoric of comprehensive reform often emphasizes that those illegal immigrants who have made lives for themselves in this country should be given amnesty but no one knows who is actually eligible for amnesty under this bill and how many will be legalized questions include the age of those eligible for amnesty how long they have been in the country and how recently they illegally entered whether they can petition to bring their family members from abroad how many people will be legalized in total once all future family migration is taken into account and how verification of identities date of arrival employment and other information will occur news reports have indicated that some people will have an accelerated path to citizenship but precisely who and how many is unknown reports further indicate that the plan will grant citizenship to 300 000 people in the country with temporary protected status also at issue is what happens to those who do not apply for the so called probationary legal status or those who apply and fail to meet the criteria and whether they will be identified and deported and within a time certain or will not be deemed an administrative priority 5 how will the bill impact american workers and wages in 2007 the last time a comprehen...