NATIONAL ID Must Be Stopped, Says CCHF
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), in response to the unconstitutional “progressive enforcement” REAL ID rule recently issued by the Transportation and Safety Administration, is asking Americans to refuse to get a REAL ID.
“REAL ID is a NATIONAL ID system, usurping states’ rights and violating privacy rights. It’s an infringement of the 10th Amendment and the 4th Amendment. Americans should refuse to submit to this NATIONAL ID system of federal control,” says Twila Brase, RN, PHN, Co-founder and President of CCHF.
CCHF has sent letters to key members of Congress asking them to use the Congressional Review Act to force TSA to withdraw the rule, which was issued on January 13, 2025.
“It is a lie that you cannot fly without REAL ID,” Brase continued. “There are at least 16 identification cards, and passengers without any ID can submit to a search, as noted in the Gilmore vs. Gonzalez ruling. The “you can’t fly” lie is being used to convince Americans to give up their constitutional rights and submit to federal control over identification, transportation, and, in the future, a broad swatch of personal interactions and commercial transactions.”
Brase points to the 2005 REAL ID Act, which allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand required uses (“official purposes”) of the REAL ID beyond access to federal facilities, nuclear facilities, and commercial flight.
“In the future, REAL ID could be required to access medical care, buy a gun, get married, build a business, lease a car, rent a hotel room, and much more,” says Brase. “The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators testified to Congress of plans to digitize REAL ID, put it on phones, and make it remote and real time accessible.”
CCHF’s call to action, in a joint effort with Stand for Health Freedom, asks citizens to refuse the REAL ID. CCHF also asks them to contact members of Congress with a request to shut down the TSA’s REAL ID rule, which launches two years of “progressive enforcement” and “progressive consequences” beginning on May 7, 2025.
CCHF is asking Americans to call Congress and take action by going to www.RefuseREALID.org.
