REAL ID
The Real ID Act violates the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.  In Printz v. United States (95-1478), 521 U.S. 898 (1997), the Supreme Court stated: “We held in New York that Congress cannot compel the States to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program. Today we hold that Congress cannot circumvent that prohibition by conscripting the State's officers directly. The Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States' officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program. It matters not whether policymaking is involved, and no case by case weighing of the burdens or benefits is necessary; such commands are fundamentally incompatible with our constitutional system of dual sovereignty.
 
The federal government cannot compel PennDOT officials to implement Real ID and capture biometric data on citizens who have done nothing worthy of being treated as criminals. 

Please call your legislators and urge them to "stop Real ID".  Sample letters available.  Email info@unitepa.org




TARGETED LEGISLATORS:

The Senate leadership includes:
Senator Jake Corman - Chair of the Appropriations Committee where Senate Bills 621, 622, and 623 sit.
Phone:  (717) 787-1377
E-mail address:  jcorman@pasen.gov
 
Senator Dominic Pileggi - Appropriations Committee
Phone:  (717) 787-4712
E-mail:  dpileggi@pasen.gov
 
Senator Joseph B. Scarnati III - President Pro Tempore and Member ex-officio of all Standing Committees
Phone:  (717) 787-7084
E-Mail:  jscarnati@pasen.gov
 
 
The House Leadership includes:
Representative Lawrence H. Curry – Chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs  Committee where House Bills 1443 and 1752 sit.  (Prohibits Real ID and prevents government agencies from collecting biometric data when we have done nothing wrong)
Phone:  (717) 783-1079
E-mail:  http://www.pahouse.com/contact/viaLDPC.asp?district=154
 
Representative Joseph F. Markoesek - Chair of the Transportation Committee where House Bill 1867 which protects privacy of data on our driver’s license.
Phone:  (717) 783-1012
E-mail:  http://www.pahouse.com/contact/viaLDPC.asp?district=25
 
Representative Todd E. Eachus – Majority Leader
Phone:  (717) 787-2229
E-mail:  http://www.pahouse.com/contact/viaLDPC.asp?district=116
 
Representative Mark B. Cohen - Majority
Phone:  (215) 924-0895
http://www.pahouse.com/contact/viaLDPC.asp?district=202