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On Tuesday, May 10, 2005, America became a true police state. Your U.S. senators voted — unanimously, with no discussion, and without even reading the bill — to create a national ID card.

The Real ID Act blackmails state governments into turning their drivers licenses into a draconian tool of the federal homeland security apparatus. If states refuse, their citizens lose such “privileges” as being allowed to board an airplane, enter a federal building, or apply for social security. President Bush is expected to sign the bill eagerly on Thursday.

The term “police state” makes most people think of Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany, however, is just one example of a police state. The phrase “police state” is the literal translation from the German word “Polizeistaat,” the form of government in Prussian under Frederick William (1620-88). In this context, “police” means “to oversee.” It was not until the rise of Hitler that the term entered common usage in English and gained the evil connotations associated with it.