humanic
05-12-2009, 06:06 PM
I received the following message from Jim Compton, PA State Coordinator for the National Veterans Committee on Constitutional Affairs (http://www.nvcca.net/). Despite both houses of the PA General Assembly having already passed resolutions against Real ID, PennDOT has already quietly implemented at least 11 of the 18 benchmarks of the program, including the creation of a database of biometric "faceprints" made from residents' driver license photos. See this video (http://tiny.cc/CJtmz) for more info. Senate Bill 621 is a bill that will STOP REAL ID in PA, so we strongly support the Bill..
Good day, Volunteers,
Last week we had some positive news. First the Senate Communications and Technology Committee will have a hearing tomorrow (Wednesday June 13th) on Senate bill 621, (Real ID), and Senate bill 623, (biometrics). Senator Folmer is the chair of the committee and scheduled the meeting at 9:00 a.m., in Room 8E-B East Wing.
If you can make it to the meeting please do. We’d like to see the room overflowing. Plan to arrive early since one never knows about traffic. I park on City Island and take the 10 – 15 min walk to the Capitol. Cost is $5 for full day parking on the island.
Second, Representative Rohrer has introduced his bill to prohibit Real ID in PA. It’s House Bill 1443. So far, we have 55 co-sponsors on the bill. They are:
ROHRER, MANDERINO, BENNINGHOFF, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KORTZ, MARSHALL, MELIO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PETRARCA, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WAGNER, WHEATLEY and GABLER
House Bill 1443 and Senate Bill 621 are essentially the same. House Bill 1443 as been assigned to the Representative Thomas’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee again. We’ll need to keep pressure on Representative Thomas to have a committee hearing on the bill.
Here are the members of the House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee:
Thomas, W. Curtis , Chairman
Bradford, Matthew D. , Secretary
Conklin, H. Scott, Subcommittee Chairman on Information Technology
Lentz, Bryan R., Subcommittee Chairman on Federal State Relations
Ross, Chris , Chairman
Krieger, Tim , Secretary
Gillespie, Keith, Subcommittee Chairman on Information Technology
Milne, Duane, Subcommittee Chairman on Federal State Relations
Cohen, Mark B.
Daley, Peter J.
Deasy, Daniel J
Kessler, David R.
Kirkland, Thaddeus
Manderino, Kathy
Markosek, Joseph F.
Payton, Tony J., Jr.
Roebuck, James R., Jr.
Sabatina, John P., Jr.
Youngblood, Rosita C.
Christiana, Jim
Farry, Frank A.
Gabler, Matt
Grove, Seth M.
Metzgar, Carl Walker
Oberlander, Donna
Tallman, Will
Calls, emails, and letters will help increase the number of Senators and House members who co-sponsor these bills. I’ve got work to do too. My Representative is a “freshman” and I’ll do my best to bring her up to date. She did co-sponsor House Resolution 95 on the Tenth Amendment, but has not yet co-sponsored HB 1443
Keep up the great work and keep your chin high.
Yours in Liberty,
Jim
Good day, Volunteers,
Last week we had some positive news. First the Senate Communications and Technology Committee will have a hearing tomorrow (Wednesday June 13th) on Senate bill 621, (Real ID), and Senate bill 623, (biometrics). Senator Folmer is the chair of the committee and scheduled the meeting at 9:00 a.m., in Room 8E-B East Wing.
If you can make it to the meeting please do. We’d like to see the room overflowing. Plan to arrive early since one never knows about traffic. I park on City Island and take the 10 – 15 min walk to the Capitol. Cost is $5 for full day parking on the island.
Second, Representative Rohrer has introduced his bill to prohibit Real ID in PA. It’s House Bill 1443. So far, we have 55 co-sponsors on the bill. They are:
ROHRER, MANDERINO, BENNINGHOFF, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KORTZ, MARSHALL, MELIO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PETRARCA, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WAGNER, WHEATLEY and GABLER
House Bill 1443 and Senate Bill 621 are essentially the same. House Bill 1443 as been assigned to the Representative Thomas’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee again. We’ll need to keep pressure on Representative Thomas to have a committee hearing on the bill.
Here are the members of the House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee:
Thomas, W. Curtis , Chairman
Bradford, Matthew D. , Secretary
Conklin, H. Scott, Subcommittee Chairman on Information Technology
Lentz, Bryan R., Subcommittee Chairman on Federal State Relations
Ross, Chris , Chairman
Krieger, Tim , Secretary
Gillespie, Keith, Subcommittee Chairman on Information Technology
Milne, Duane, Subcommittee Chairman on Federal State Relations
Cohen, Mark B.
Daley, Peter J.
Deasy, Daniel J
Kessler, David R.
Kirkland, Thaddeus
Manderino, Kathy
Markosek, Joseph F.
Payton, Tony J., Jr.
Roebuck, James R., Jr.
Sabatina, John P., Jr.
Youngblood, Rosita C.
Christiana, Jim
Farry, Frank A.
Gabler, Matt
Grove, Seth M.
Metzgar, Carl Walker
Oberlander, Donna
Tallman, Will
Calls, emails, and letters will help increase the number of Senators and House members who co-sponsor these bills. I’ve got work to do too. My Representative is a “freshman” and I’ll do my best to bring her up to date. She did co-sponsor House Resolution 95 on the Tenth Amendment, but has not yet co-sponsored HB 1443
Keep up the great work and keep your chin high.
Yours in Liberty,
Jim