ACTIONS TO TAKE

Download and print out the FLYER/PETITION to repeal the law in your state & distribute
(if your state has NOT passed this law yet, you need to find out if such a bill has been introduced, and, if so, use the appropriate flyer/petition to fight against its passage) Find out your state status here

The two versions (repeal and prevent passage) of the flyer/petition are given in three formats:

[1] HTML ( customizable, to download and print): 
HTML REPEAL : ~~~FLYER~~~ PETITION
HTML PREVENT PASSAGE: ~~FLYER~~~ PETITION

[2]ASCII txt files, to download to your computer and customize for your state (ex. name of your state, state law number etc.)

[3]Word Perfect 6.0 (camera ready, front and back petition/flyer, customizable.)

• The ASCII and Word Perfect versions are contained in one ZIP file. Download the ZIP file, unzip (using a program such as PKUNZIP), and, read the included readme.txt file for instructions on which version of the flyer to use and how to produce the flyer, which is designed to fit on an 8 1/2x11 paper, front and back, folded in half, to use as a handy mailer.

DOWNLOAD a flyer/petition already customized for the state of South Carolina here.

As always, we suggest you check the Liberty Activists pages on DISTRIBUTING FLYERS and YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS for info on how, when, and where to distribute petitions for maximum impact.

BACKGROUND 

Deception by Legislation from the "Fight the Fingerprint" Email List!

December 1997. "Back in 1996 Congress enacted the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" - Public Law 104-193 which established the largest, most intrusive locating and tracking database system imaginable.Sec. 317, of P.L. 104-193 amended Title 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(13) to require that, as a condition to receiving federal funds States must— "establish procedures requiring that the social security number of any applicant for a professional license, commercial driver's license, recreational license, occupational license, or marriage license be recorded on the application."

Just one year after the initial SSN requirements were imposed by 104-193 Congress approved amendatory legislation that DELETED the word "COMMERCIAL" from the Act. Thereby, Congress completely changed the scope of the SSN requirement so that now ALL 180 MILLION LICENSED DRIVERS in the country must give their SSN in order to get a driver's license...

States were INITIALLY given the option to use another number other than a social security number and still be in compliance with the Act's funding contingent requirements. However, H.R.2015 (the 1997 Act) has now amended Title 42 U.S.C. Sec. 666(a)(13) by adding just twenty-one new words that completely change the meaning of the law. The wording of Section 666(a)(13) now prohibits the States from using any number other than a social security number if they want to continue to receive federal funding! The law now reads: (added wording between stars) "if a State allows the use of a number other than the social security number *to be used on the face of the document while the social security number is kept on file at the agency,* the State shall so advise any applicants."

P.S.: A person must navigate a juggernaut of scattered and fragmented bills, Acts, and Code sections in order to assimilate the tidbits of Title 42 U.S.C. Section 666 into "meaningful?" code structure. Because this section is so important in understanding what's coming down the pike for all of us I have compiled section 666 into one file with all of the amendments. It includes the Amendments made by PUBLIC LAW 104-193) -- H.R.3734 -- the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and Amendments per -- H.R.2015 -- the "Balanced Budget Act of 1997." It can be downloaded as a "txt" file at: http://www.networkusa.org/42usc666.txt

South Carolina Law exemplifies new National SSN Reporting Requirements . All states either HAVE passed or WILL pass similar legislation ...if they don't they won't receive Federal child support enforcement funds & AFDC (welfare)

Louisiana One state has already repealed its law requiring SSN for drivers licenses!
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:409.1(A)(2)(d)(viii) and 410(A)(3)(a)(i) and (viii) and to repeal R.S. 32:409.1(A)(2)(d)(vi), relative to drivers' licenses; to delete the requirements that an applicant for a license shall furnish his social security number and that the number shall appear on the face of the license; and to provide for related matters. On July 10, it was signed by Governor Mike Foster as Act. No. 864 with an effective date Aug. 15, 1997.

RESOURCES:

SSN FAQ Presented by SOVEREIGN CITIZENS AGAINST NUMBERING (S.C.A.N.) Compiled by Scott McDonald With Contributions from Larry Becraft

When the Social Security Administration first began assigning social security numbers in 1935, SSN cards included the statement "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" printed upon their face. However, over the years a multitude of new, unintended uses for SSNs have evolved. The result is that SSNs are now widely and routinely demanded by businesses and agencies FOR IDENTIFICATION purposes. As a consequence, the Social Security Number has now become a de facto National Identification Number.

• In particular, read PART III NEW FEDERAL FUNDING CONTINGENT REQUIREMENTS What new requirements for social security numbers were imposed by the recently enacted federal Immigration Control and Welfare Reform laws?
  Although, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in "Printz" that the federal government may not "compel" states to enforce a federal regulatory program, Congress has recently engaged in a practice of "strong-arming" the states by threatening to withhold federal funding if the States do not conform to certain federal guidelines. Examples of the federal "strong-arm acts" are widespread, particularly within recent federal legislation.

Legal Battles Challenging new State SSN Requirements

Social Security Number FAQ by Chris Hibbert at CPSR

The Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579), which is the primary law affecting the use of SSNs, requires that any federal, state, or local government agency that requests your Social Security Number has to tell you four things. (This USED to be the law the protected us!)

SSN Privacy FAQPrivacy Rights Clearinghouse

Coalition to repeal Fingerprint Law(Georgia)

LE FastCounter