National Security Directive gives Bush dictatorial power

Check this out...
this is REAL shady.. signed on May 9 2007 and IN effect...

The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007 declares that in the event of a “catastrophic event”, George W. Bush can become what is best described as "a dictator":

"The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government."

This directive, completely unnoticed by the media, and given no scrutiny by Congress, literally gives the White House unprecedented dictatorial power over the government and the country, bypassing the US Congress and obliterating the separation of powers. The directive also placed the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of domestic “security”.


http://www.nowpublic.com/national_security_homeland_security_presidential_directive

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

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I've also provided a summary of the Real ID act which was signed into law by Bush on May 11, 2005
"On May 11, 2005, President Bush signed into law the “REAL ID Act of 2005,” which was attached to the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriation for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005” (H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13). Title II of REAL ID—“Improved Security for Driver’s License’ and Personal Identification Cards”—repeals the provisions of a December 2004 law that established a cooperative state-federal process to create federal standards for driver’s licenses and instead directly imposes prescriptive federal driver’s license standards. The following table summarizes the act’s driver’s license title."

Text of bill is here
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-1268&tab=summary

The Real ID act basically says that all driver's licenses will be replaced with a National ID card that has among its mandatory changes "(9) a common machine-readable technology with defined data elements"

This means that there will be a tiny RFID chip on the card just like an EZ-Pass that stores data about you and tracks your location.
Of course, if you realize that they will soon make physical access to banks, post offices, subways, buses, etc impossible without a Real ID card, the Orwellian 1984 Big Brother scenario is a very real possibility.

In addition, in order to further centralize the framework of government there is another mandate that says "A state shall provide electronic access to all other states to information contained in the motor vehicle database of the state"

This seems like an erosion of state sovereignty where the Federal government is going to have more and more power over everything we do...