State representative warns of National ID Card
Plan could wreak havoc with privacy, freedom, says Rep. Jim Guest
By: Angie Anaya Borgedalen
Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:50 AM CDT


State Rep. Jim Guest is a man on a crusade: to stop implementation of the National Real ID Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 2005.

If allowed to move forward as proposed by the Department of Homeland Security, the act could threaten the religious freedom, privacy and personal security of Americans, the states' right to issue identification and the nation's sovereignty, Guest said.

Guest, a Republican from King City, brought his message to the Liberty Rotary Club Aug. 22.

“Freedom is not a Democrat or Republican issue,â€