From: "Mark A. Smith" 
Subject: SNET: Fwd: Militias Create Big Hurdle for National ID Plan
Date: 10 Dec 1997 13:48:40 -0500
To: Mark 


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> It appears that "militias" are creating a substantial problem for
> several of the states' Departments of Motor Vehicles. Apparently,
> significant numbers of "militia" members, or their supporters, are
> collectively refusing to get driver's licenses. This growing phenomena
> will be the focus of discussion at an upcoming event sponsored by
> "The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)".
> The event is being promoted as the "Driver Licensing and Control /
> Financial Responsibility Fall Workshop".
> 
> The Association's Web Page states that the AAMVA "represents the
> interests of U.S. and Canadian motor vehicle agency administrators and
> law enforcement officials in the pursuit of safer North American
> roadways and quality driver and vehicle administration."
> 
> Sheila Prior, (a workshop coordinator), said the AAMVA found it
> necessary to address the militia issue due to the fact that increasing
> numbers of militia supporters are refusing to comply with requirements
> associated with obtaining driver's licenses.
> 
> According to the schedule of events, Missouri's Attorney General, David
> Hansen, will advise the nation's licensing officials concerning the
> "militia issue" on Saturday, November 1, 1997 between 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
> (The "Militia Licensing" issue is the top item listed on the AAMVA's
> Internet Web Page.)
> 
> And, later, on that same day, Commander Kerry Kirkpatrick from Iowa,
> will present "Defusing Threats of Violence". [Remember, this event is a
> "driver's license workshop" -- Why do driver's license administrators
> need to be advised on how to deal with "threats of violence"? Could it
> be that U.S. citizens are not expected to adapt easily to the level of
> "control" that will be discussed at this "Control" workshop?]
> 
> Other topics to be addressed will include information on the new federal
> driver's licenses and identification cards standardization requirements
> that were imposed by congress in the Immigration Reform Act of 1996,
> Public Law 104-208. (See note 1 below.) State licensing administrators
> will, no doubt, be instructed on how to best go about acquiring funding
> to implement the new federal requirements. The regulations, now being
> drafted by the U.S. DOT, will, according to sources, impose the
> requirement that all states MUST obtain a Social Security number from
> ALL licensees and that the SSN must be incorporated onto the license
> card in a "machine readable" form.
> 
> [A recent U. S. Postal instructional video warns Postal workers to be
> suspicious of, and to report on a special form, anyone who requests to
> purchase a Postal Money Order but resists providing their Social
> Security number. I have seen this official video. Is it possible that
> those people who refuse to divulge their SSN upon application for a
> driver's license are being categorically classified as a "militia
> members" by the AAMVA and the state licensing officials?]
> 
> Also being discussed on Friday will be the topics: "Electronics
> Verification of Driver's Licenses" and, "Using Current Technology -
> Symbol Technology". The Symbol Technology subject is to be presented by
> the president of the National Association of Convenience Stores.
> [I assume that "symbol technology" in association with "electronic
> verification" encompasses such things as fingerprints, biometric, and/or
> bar codes - though I am, admittedly, not certain of this.]
> 
> On Sunday, November 2, David Boylard, (from West Virginia), will discuss
> "Facial Recognition Systems". [West Virginia, in 1997, became the first
> state to incorporate "facial recognition technology" into their
> driver's license issuance process.)
> 
> On summation, the whole purpose of the "workshop" is to educate the
> licensing officials on the Association's interpretation of the newly
> enacted federal laws. The officials will be advised on how to most
> effectively deal with the problems that will be created for the states
> by implementing these new driver's licensing/national ID requirements -
> of course, the Association would cease to exist if these "problems"
> weren't being perpetually created so as to provide a reason to sponsor
> these types of resort-hosted workshops!
> 
> The workshop is scheduled for October 31 - November 2, 1992. Non-members
> may attend. The registration fee is $475.00 per attendee. The location
> is:
> 
> Hyatt Regency Incline Village (Lake Tahoe)
> Country Club Drive at Lakeshore
> P.O. Box 3239
> Incline Village, NV 89450-3239
> 
> [You suppose this might be some sort of resort?]
> http://www.tahoe.com/Incline/index.html
> 
> Phone: (702) 832-1234; Fax: (702) 831-7508
> 
> Information contacts for AAMVA are:
> 
> Sheila Prior — DL&C/FR,
> Linda Lewis — CSE: (703) 522-420000 (sic)
> 
> Appropriately, a Halloween dinner will be provided on Friday night,
> October 31.
> 
> http://www.aamva.org/fallworkshops/dlc.htm
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