Feds insert fingerprint registry in housing bill
From Openmarket.org:
[E]arlier this week, a measure creating a federal fingerprint registry totally unrelated to national security passed a U.S. Senate committee almost without notice. The legislation would require thousands of individuals working even tangentially in the mortgage and real estate industries — and not suspected of anything — to send their prints to the feds. The database and fingerprint mandates were tucked into housing and foreclosure assistance bills that on Tuesday passed the Senate Banking Committee by a vote of 19-2.
The measure the committee passed states that “an indvidual may not engage in the business of a loan originator without first … obtaining a unique identifier.” To obtain this “identifier,” an individual is requiredto [sic] “furnish” to the newly created Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry “information concerning the applicant’s identity, including fingerprints for submission” to the FBI and other government agencies.
I would love for someone to explain to me why, in a country that purports to be a bastion of freedom, someone who is willing to lend his money to another must provide the federal government with a fingerprint.
Getting ready for the day when schools will teach how to thumbprint papers instead of the use of cursive? More time can then be spent on important things like myspace web page design classes.
You can thank your GOP buddies for this one Brain. They waive their rights while waving their flags.
I haven’t seen a voting manifest for the committee, but there are 21 members: 11 Democrats and 10 republicans. Since the committee approved the bill 19-2 by my math at least nine Democrats voted in favor of it – blowing your specific allegation out of the water. I would argue that both parties are equally eager to gain more control over individuals.
Those ( Democrats you mention are DINO’s.
Those 9 Democrats you mention are DINO’s, you know Democrats in Name Only.
You don’t even know which Dems supported the bill!
What difference does it make which Democrats supported the bill? More Republicans supported the bill than Democrats. Those 9 Democrats are sell outs.
redeye, it is clear that both parties suck. Why are you stuck in the left/right argument when we can all fight for what is right?
I don’t believe both parties suck Matt.
Then you are blind.