The Real ID Act creates a federal identity document that every American will need in order to fly on commercial airlines, enter government buildings, open a bank account, and more. How do you spell “Gun Registration”? Say No to Real ID!
The new federal ID card was originally required to be implemented in each of America’s 50 states by May 2008. However, the ongoing controversies surrounding REAL ID have resulted in the compliance date being postponed until 2013. Efforts of resistance are working. More about  Real ID - click here

We the People of Wyoming Demand our State Officials to Reject Real ID.
The Wyoming Legislature Should Repeal Wyoming Senate Bill 38 Now!
To contact your legislator click here

 Wyoming  House Resolution HJ-8 in 2007, an example of  legislation that did nothing, just a letter to Washington that fell on deaf ears. click here

Example from an other state - Missouri, passed legally binding “NO to Real ID” legislation.
“I just question this effort to (violate) the 10th Amendment“, said Missouri Sen. Gary Nodler click here
Missouri House Bill Enacted click here
Wyoming should do the same!

Instead Wyoming Passes - Senate Bill 38 Real ID becomes effective Jan 1, 2010

Allows Wyoming’s ID System to be in compliance with “Real ID”.

Record of Vote as follows:

Wyoming State Senate Vote

YES vote: 18 Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Cooper, Dockstader, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer and Von Flatern.

NO vote: 12 Senator(s) Bebout, Case, Coe, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Hunnicutt, Martin, Perkins, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Wyoming House Representatives Vote

YES vote: 36 Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brown, Byrd, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Illoway, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Meyer, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Petersen, Philp, Roscoe, Simpson, Stubson, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dv.

 NO vote:  24 Representative(s) Barbuto, Brechtel, Buchanan, Cannady, Connolly, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Harvey, Jaggi, Madden, Mercer, Miller, Peasley, Pedersen, Quarberg, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Reasons to oppose any further attempts to comply with Real ID:

• Congress is Exceeding Their “Mandate” Abilities!
ONLY the Constitution for the United States of America is the source that defines
and describes the powers of Congress to make mandates upon the states. When
searching that document to discover if any power exists to compel the states into a
“uniform” method of personal identification for its citizens, no such power can be
found. In fact, there are only seven things which Congress can compel of a state –
regardless of whether or not they provide the money to the states to implement the
mandate. These are found at Article I § 8 (apportioned number of troops for military
needs), Article I § 9 (an apportioned quota of money to balance the budget in times
of deficit), Article IV (an oath of office to Support the Constitution), Article IV § 1 (full
faith and credit for the laws of other states), Article IV § 2 (extradition of fugitives),
Article IV § 4 (republican form of government), and that all qualifying citizens have
the right to vote (15th, 19th & 24th Amendments). Indeed if Congress had the power
to make this “mandate” on the states, then the states would be obligated to find the
money to do so – just as they provide all the funding needed independent of
Congress to implement voting rights, fugitive extradition, etc.

• Congress is Exceeding their “Legislative” Abilities!
Real ID also exceeds the duly constitutional legislative
powers of the Congress Assembled.

• It’s a “Cost” the Taxpayers didn’t ask for!
The “controlled debate” of Real ID has largely been the cost of implementation. The
National Governor’s Association, the National Conference of State Legislators, and
the National Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators have all pitched into the
public debate about how expensive it will be to comply with this “unfunded federal
mandate.”

• Security!
Proponents of Real ID would have us to believe that this new form of identification
would be “more secure” than those that currently exist. This is a preposterous notion,
because as experts have warned, creating a single identification standard would
actually increase the likelihood of identity and even asset theft. Currently, each of
our 50 states has its own driver’s licenses and identification creation standards. It is
MUCH more difficult to accurately duplicate such diverse forms of identification than
it would be to duplicate only a single one across America. Furthermore, with the
plethora of information that will be required on these new proposed identification
cards, when one of those are stolen, personal financial, medical and other
information will be at extreme risk. This is a major concern of women’s groups, and
the public generally. Real ID cannot protect against identity theft. In fact, it actually
increases the amount of information at risk if stolen, or if an ID card would be lost or
otherwise fell into the wrong hands. Let us not forget that DHS has had its own
databases hacked nearly 850 times in the past two years. Likewise the Pentagon
has admitted to being hacked and possibly had sensitive data breached. If those in
charge of keeping our nation secure cannot keep their systems free from hackers
how are they going to keep our personal information safe?

• Technology profiteering!
As discussed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups concerned with
the technology aspects of implementing Real ID, the creation of a massive public
sector data base, sophisticated computer systems for implanting tomes of
information onto identification cards, and numerous other aspects of the practical
implementation of Real ID, will only be possible by a select few technology firms.
This guarantees enormous profits to those principal corporations, at the expense of
the taxpayers and citizens of this nation.

• Immigration Control!
Many of the groups touting Real ID as the “silver bullet” to end illegal immigration are
ignoring the obvious REAL answers to that problem. The fact is that our national and
international leaders are committed to conducting “wars for oil” on foreign soil – while
our borders go unpatroled. Congress could just do its CONSTITUTIONAL
OBLIGATION and enforce the “uniform law of naturalization” (which we already
have) at the entry points to our nation. If Congress is going to ignore one of its
enumerated powers, why should the states comply with an “unauthorized mandate”
that will do nothing but invade the privacy of every legitimate American citizen?

• SSN Connection to Identification is a Violation of Federal Law!
In point of fact, the Real ID act seeks to compel the connection of an individual’s
Social Security Number to this identification card. According to the Social Security
Administration, there is not even a federal law which requires an individual to HAVE
that number! “The Social Security Act does not require an individual to have a Social
Security Number (SSN) to live and work within the United States, nor does it require
an SSN simply for the purpose of having one …” When it was created, the Social
Security Act established a system whereby those who wanted a public “old age
survivor’s insurance” could join that federal program. The purpose of the number is
solely to “obtain or retain” this “federal benefit.” The public was also told, and existing
federal law confirms, that it is a criminal act to use this number for identification
purposes. The very card itself says on its face “For Social Security and Tax
Purposes – Not For Identification.” Therefore, the very notion of states compelling
citizens to put this number onto their driver’s licenses and other documentation could
subject state Motor Vehicle Administrations to lawsuits under the Privacy Act and
related civil rights statutes. Social Security has always been 100% VOLUNTARY!

• Religious Objections!
Many of various religious faiths have rejected participating in Social Security and
other “numbering” schemes because of scriptural objections. They have opted out of
this “insurance” program for fear that number would one day be connected to evil.
Those who have opted out now see persecution coming for their stand.
Is this not a right guaranteed in our first
amendment? Is this not a violation of their civil liberties to force something that goes
against their religious beliefs?

• Protection from Terrorism!
The Real ID was recommended in the 911 Commission’s Report as a way to prevent
future terrorist from obtaining drivers licenses. While every red blooded American
believes our government should take positive steps to prevent such things from
occurring in the future, Real ID is NOT the answer.
Terrorists will simply not use an ID to do their destruction or they will simply bribe a
DMV worker or hack into the National Drivers’ License System and create one for
themselves. Again, DHS has been hacked more than 850 times, the pentagon
recently admitted that sensitive data may have been compromised when hackers
breached their secure database. This system will not keep our sensitive data
secure. If DHS and the Pentagon cannot keep their data secure, how can we expect
them to keep ours? The answer is simple they cannot.

• Real ID is Void on its face!
Because Congress has exceeded its lawful authority in attempting to place a
mandate upon the states which it has no constitutional authority to mandate, and
because it has passed a law without the constitutional power or authority to do so,
the Real ID Act, on its very face, is entirely VOID and of no effect.