Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

James Sensenbrenner's bill H.R. 418

• To establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence.

National ID cards being handed down by Republicans. I can absolutely say that I am not the least bit surprised.

The Constitution does not empower the federal government to monitor travel within the country, so far as I can see. I don't even find the clause which suggests a federal power to mandate States to adopt the practice of issuing licenses, let alone by which criteria they must do so. Whatever happened to anonymous travel within this country?

Mr. Sensenbrenner should focus on executing his duties as outlined in the Constitution, namely repelling invasion by setting immigration policies and standards which reflect 2005 realities.

Further, the Congress should declare War with Mexico, and at the very least establish funding for a wall between Mexico and the U.S.

This man had the nerve to appear on Rush's radio show today, championing the proposal as a landmark initiative in keeping the People safe from a repeat 9/11 attack. He made the claim, suggesting that using foreign passports would have raised suspicion, so the terrorists instead used driver's licenses.

Hey Jim, our ridiculous ban on racial profiling would have prevented any detention of the hijackers anyhow, so even if suspicions would have been raised, the authorities would not have been able to do anything because they fear ACLU lawsuits.

When Rep. Sensenbrenner made his case for the bill, which will come to the floor of the House tomorrow, Roger Hedgcock bit hook, line, and sinker, making him an incompetent fool or a part of the elite oligarchy and a GOP kool-aid drinker.