CONSERVATIVE ACTION 02/24/2011

1984 in 2011: Government IDs coming in May Based on the provisions of The Real ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13, 119 Stat 392), Barack Obama's DHS will now require the federalization of State-issued driver's licenses by May 11, 2011. The new cards, disguised as a uniform drivers' license, will be biometric. Each card will store up to a gigabyte of personal data about the card holder AND will contain a GPS tracking chip. The government will know where you are at all times. Read More

South of the Border: Mexico 'cracks down on undocumented immigrants' The Mexican Senate has approved a new immigration measure that seeks protections of unauthorized migrants within its borders, as well as more services for them. The bill also cracks down on undocumented immigrants in Mexico, allowing federal police to check immigration documents of people they encounter during their work, and imposing fines on employers who give work to people who are illegally there. Read More

Democrat to unions: 'get a little bloody when necessary' Sometimes it's necessary to get out on the streets and "get a little bloody," a Massachusetts Democrat said Tuesday in reference to labor battles in Wisconsin. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) fired up a group of union members in Boston with a speech urging them to work down in the trenches to fend off limits to workers' rights like those proposed in Wisconsin. Read More