Posted On: Friday - April 25th 2025 10:39PM MST
In Topics: US Police State Liberty/Libertarianism Orwellian Stupidity
Back in the day, one would make fun of attempts to implement an American Police State using German or Russian sounds, seeing as a) Those were the Police States people were most familiar with, b) Nobody knows how to even attempt at making fun of Chinese, and c) We didn't have our own Police State yet here, so we didn't just write in plain English. Oh, and, as with that Monty Python Communist Quiz Show skit, we often confuse Russian sounds with German ones. (I do, anyway.)
Peak Stupidity mentioned the continual extensions of this Orwellian REAL ID bull twice already. Oddly, but maybe not, the 1st post, Reprieve on the Illuminati ID* - written in Fall '21 about the extension of the '20 deadline, was not mentioned in the 2nd post Illuminati ID delayed. Peak Stupidity delighted., written at the end of '22, about the extension of the then-coming '23 deadline. Yes, we forgot we'd written the 1st one.
I swear I'd seen a sign extending the May '25 deadline earlier this year, but maybe that was in a dream sequence. Alas, per Ron Paul, who keeps up and hates this stuff as much as anyone, in REAL ID: Phony Security, Real Authoritarianism - this time's for REAL.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem must not be much of a Patriot, since she's enforcing this deadline. Actually, anyone who'd work at a "Homeland Security" department, speaking of old Police States in history, is by definition not a Patriot. Ron Paul notes the various ways the REAL ID can and will be used against you (no court required), but he also added:
REAL ID could even be the final piece of the transformation of America into a total surveillance society where government monitors, and thus controls, our actions.I don't see this as the final piece. Peak Stupidity readers may know that the transition to a cashless society is one of our niche issues (check out the US Police State or Orwellian Stupidity topic keys). Control of who may buy and sell sounds like the final piece, or at least it is from what I've read.
Back in '08, when this REAL IDea was first trotted out, we did not yet carry the pieces of iEspionage that willingly send in all the info about us that iCrap designers and Globalist control freaks can imagine. What's REAL ID compared to that? Still...
My driver's license had gotten so worn out already 2 years back - it fared better before, in my wallet made out of duct tape! - that the cop the other month had to look it up. I went in a few weeks ago and got a non-Illuminati license (even the black ladies at the Highway Dept. seem to understand that terminology). However, it still expires in a year, so what next?
Here's hoping the airports are full of loud, pissed-off passengers who are being turned away by the TSA in a couple of weeks. Maybe the Feral Gov. control-freaks will back off on this yet another time. The deadline looms ...
* There are some great driver's license (or NOT) stories from Adam Smith in the comments thereunder.
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Moderator
Sunday - April 27th 2025 7:37PM MST
PS: "The real thing" ("Coca~cola adds life") goes back a long ways, SafeNow. Thanks for the memory.
Lately, it's been the "Real Donald Trump", etc. I'm not sure how putting "real" n front makes us positive he's Donald Trump. Did some other guy already have the twitter handle @Donald Trump? Is that the other guy's real name? I'm confused, hence blue check marks and such.. still confused... or I don't care ...
Lately, it's been the "Real Donald Trump", etc. I'm not sure how putting "real" n front makes us positive he's Donald Trump. Did some other guy already have the twitter handle @Donald Trump? Is that the other guy's real name? I'm confused, hence blue check marks and such.. still confused... or I don't care ...
SafeNow
Saturday - April 26th 2025 10:06PM MST
PS
It saddens me to see “real” co-opted. To someone my age, “The Real Thing” always pops into mind. That phrase was originally the theme of the Coca Cola Ad. Then the song was covered by The Hilltop Singers, deleting the brand reference, and expanding the lyrics. That slice of time - - Me and Susie, and Skillsaw, was The Real Thing. And the exact opposite of Real ID. Some people used to say The Hillside Singers song should be the national anthem. But now it would be outdated. Link:
https://youtu.be/Zt2q4UMG76o?si=wOJRzlVf8FEHAZcl
It saddens me to see “real” co-opted. To someone my age, “The Real Thing” always pops into mind. That phrase was originally the theme of the Coca Cola Ad. Then the song was covered by The Hilltop Singers, deleting the brand reference, and expanding the lyrics. That slice of time - - Me and Susie, and Skillsaw, was The Real Thing. And the exact opposite of Real ID. Some people used to say The Hillside Singers song should be the national anthem. But now it would be outdated. Link:
https://youtu.be/Zt2q4UMG76o?si=wOJRzlVf8FEHAZcl
Coulda Had Lee Rille
Saturday - April 26th 2025 12:54PM MST
PS to other commenters, Mr. PeakStupidity will probably be creating a separate post from this comment in the next day or two (adding his own unique twist undoubtedly). You may want to save any comments regarding this for that post.
Coulda Had Lee Rille
Saturday - April 26th 2025 12:50PM MST
PS Hello longtime friend and head of Peak Stupidity, here is my idea that you said you may want to use as a separate post:
I've had this idea since Trump's first term to deal with anti-constitutional lawfare (e.g. Boasberg, Friedman, many others) that attempts to usurp executive powers at the hands of a few black-robed unelected "judges". The problem's gotten so ridiculous now that I'm compelled to find some way to get this seemingly obvious idea out there. It seems so simple and obvious to me, but in all this time (7 or 8 years now), I've not seen ONE person online, in the media, or in government mention it. That makes me think there must be some technical or legal reason that it's not even being mentioned.
There are two versions of the strategy. The first might be called "reactive" and is considerably simpler. The second might be called "proactive" and would require more planning and thinking, even before an Executive Order is issued. The "reactive" version assumes that one can bring a complaint or case to a federal "district" court, even though a fairly similar complaint has already been brought (and possibly ruled on) in another district.
Reactive: Once a lame injunction or ruling has been dictated in a leftwing activist judge-shopped district, you get a plaintiff(s) to bring a similar complaint to a "conservative or constitutional" judge in a different district. Hopefully, a ruling is then soon made which runs counter to the first ruling. At that point, the prez can safely say "We've got one judge that says "A", and another that says "B", and they conflict with each other severely. The only reasonable thing to do is to keep the order in place until one or both rulings are possibly appealed to the Supremes."
Proactive: Before the latest EO is signed, people in or near the administration brainstorm and try to predict the most likely case or complaint that a crazy leftwing group and lawyer might use to defeat said EO in court. Find some plaintiff(s) to bring that complaint/case to a conservative or originalist judge (reverse judge shopping, as it were!). Hopefully said complaint will be quickly struck down. At that point, if the ACLU (or other anti-American activist group) brings a similar case elsewhere - and it results in the inevitable injunction or "temporary blocking" of the EO - you're back in the situation of saying "hey, we've got two judges saying two totally contradictory things on this, so we're forced to just keep the EO in effect until an appeal is made and ruled on."
Note, the main reason to go with the "proactive" version is if it's somehow illegal or "against process" to bring a complaint to a district judge if a "similar" complaint has already been brought (and possibly ruled on) in a different district. I apologize for my lack of legal process knowledge and language. I'm just hoping some legally knowledgeable people out there might explain why some version of this strategy has not been implemented. BTW, it would also work for a Democratic administration, but they don't seem to have this judicial activist issue hitting them in the face every week or two (probably because there are so many leftwing activist Federal judges that only care about party and politics).
I've had this idea since Trump's first term to deal with anti-constitutional lawfare (e.g. Boasberg, Friedman, many others) that attempts to usurp executive powers at the hands of a few black-robed unelected "judges". The problem's gotten so ridiculous now that I'm compelled to find some way to get this seemingly obvious idea out there. It seems so simple and obvious to me, but in all this time (7 or 8 years now), I've not seen ONE person online, in the media, or in government mention it. That makes me think there must be some technical or legal reason that it's not even being mentioned.
There are two versions of the strategy. The first might be called "reactive" and is considerably simpler. The second might be called "proactive" and would require more planning and thinking, even before an Executive Order is issued. The "reactive" version assumes that one can bring a complaint or case to a federal "district" court, even though a fairly similar complaint has already been brought (and possibly ruled on) in another district.
Reactive: Once a lame injunction or ruling has been dictated in a leftwing activist judge-shopped district, you get a plaintiff(s) to bring a similar complaint to a "conservative or constitutional" judge in a different district. Hopefully, a ruling is then soon made which runs counter to the first ruling. At that point, the prez can safely say "We've got one judge that says "A", and another that says "B", and they conflict with each other severely. The only reasonable thing to do is to keep the order in place until one or both rulings are possibly appealed to the Supremes."
Proactive: Before the latest EO is signed, people in or near the administration brainstorm and try to predict the most likely case or complaint that a crazy leftwing group and lawyer might use to defeat said EO in court. Find some plaintiff(s) to bring that complaint/case to a conservative or originalist judge (reverse judge shopping, as it were!). Hopefully said complaint will be quickly struck down. At that point, if the ACLU (or other anti-American activist group) brings a similar case elsewhere - and it results in the inevitable injunction or "temporary blocking" of the EO - you're back in the situation of saying "hey, we've got two judges saying two totally contradictory things on this, so we're forced to just keep the EO in effect until an appeal is made and ruled on."
Note, the main reason to go with the "proactive" version is if it's somehow illegal or "against process" to bring a complaint to a district judge if a "similar" complaint has already been brought (and possibly ruled on) in a different district. I apologize for my lack of legal process knowledge and language. I'm just hoping some legally knowledgeable people out there might explain why some version of this strategy has not been implemented. BTW, it would also work for a Democratic administration, but they don't seem to have this judicial activist issue hitting them in the face every week or two (probably because there are so many leftwing activist Federal judges that only care about party and politics).
Moderator
Saturday - April 26th 2025 8:55AM MST
PS: LOL about the. Dawsonville cop! Enjoy your steak breakfast. I had a pretty good one - bacon/eggs, English muffins.
"You live in a government" sounds like "we got no bank", when they don't take cash. Is the cash drawer called "the bank" now?
I had to leave a foot-long (whole wheat, if that matters to ya'.) tuna sub at Subway a few weeks ago. I don't recall any "No cash" sign at the place where you order, so they just sprung that on me. (They'd taken cash before at the same place.) I tried to make it easy. "Hey, I can give you the exact change."
"Nope, we don't take cash." I hope they enjoyed the sub - no nasty ingredients like onions or peppers that might turn some people off. Pepperjack cheese - mmmmm.
We are looking forward to MOAR stories, Adam.
What I am miffed about is that I'd forgotten the first REAL ID post (with your comments under it), as I wrote that fairly similar 2nd one only a year and something later. It was a Brandon. moment for me.
"You live in a government" sounds like "we got no bank", when they don't take cash. Is the cash drawer called "the bank" now?
I had to leave a foot-long (whole wheat, if that matters to ya'.) tuna sub at Subway a few weeks ago. I don't recall any "No cash" sign at the place where you order, so they just sprung that on me. (They'd taken cash before at the same place.) I tried to make it easy. "Hey, I can give you the exact change."
"Nope, we don't take cash." I hope they enjoyed the sub - no nasty ingredients like onions or peppers that might turn some people off. Pepperjack cheese - mmmmm.
We are looking forward to MOAR stories, Adam.
What I am miffed about is that I'd forgotten the first REAL ID post (with your comments under it), as I wrote that fairly similar 2nd one only a year and something later. It was a Brandon. moment for me.
Adam Smith
Saturday - April 26th 2025 8:14AM MST
PS: Good morning, Achmed!
Thanks for linking to post 2051. I kinda forgot about that page. Maybe one day I'll write the last chapter to that story. The part about the Austin airport when Mrs. Smith and I were there entirely too early (5:30am*) and the little girl they were training said to me:
"But you live in a government."
What ever the hell that is supposed to mean.(?)
And I almost got assaulted by a low IQ (aren't they all?) roid-raging airport cop. (Good times?)
And maybe one day I'll finally go to Dawsonville to address the 18 year old bench warrant with my name on it. Should be pretty easy. The cop that pulled me over and wrote the tickets is a convicted felon who is not allowed in the judicial district. (He's been banished from several local counties.) He served his three year prison sentence and has been out for about 14 years. I should have sued Dawson County for false arrest (two year statute of limitations has long since expired) but I didn't really know how to do it. Today, I would probably give it a go except I have no faith in the court system or the people who would become "government" employees. I truly think "government" employees are evil.
*We really have no business being anywhere but in bed at 5:30am.
Anyway... Time to start the grill. We're having tri-tip for breakfast!
Happy Saturday! ☮️
Thanks for linking to post 2051. I kinda forgot about that page. Maybe one day I'll write the last chapter to that story. The part about the Austin airport when Mrs. Smith and I were there entirely too early (5:30am*) and the little girl they were training said to me:
"But you live in a government."
What ever the hell that is supposed to mean.(?)
And I almost got assaulted by a low IQ (aren't they all?) roid-raging airport cop. (Good times?)
And maybe one day I'll finally go to Dawsonville to address the 18 year old bench warrant with my name on it. Should be pretty easy. The cop that pulled me over and wrote the tickets is a convicted felon who is not allowed in the judicial district. (He's been banished from several local counties.) He served his three year prison sentence and has been out for about 14 years. I should have sued Dawson County for false arrest (two year statute of limitations has long since expired) but I didn't really know how to do it. Today, I would probably give it a go except I have no faith in the court system or the people who would become "government" employees. I truly think "government" employees are evil.
*We really have no business being anywhere but in bed at 5:30am.
Anyway... Time to start the grill. We're having tri-tip for breakfast!
Happy Saturday! ☮️
And good evening, Mr. Safe now!
Probably not your style of music(?), but I'm posting this anyway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYFDKk4K1tY
(Not really my style of music either, but I do luv the chorus that starts at 3:22 & 6:42 and some of the other stuff.)
Cheers to a wonderful rest o' the weekend! ☮️