By Kaye Beach

My name is Kaye Beach. I am a Christian, a wife, and a mother living in central Oklahoma. I was a small business woman for 20 years, but for over five years I have been tirelessly sounding the alarm about the dangers posed to our most fundamental freedoms by our government's unrestrained use of high-tech surveillance.

Biometric ID is the lynchpin of the modern surveillance society. Biometrics means "measurement of the body." Technology is used to measure behavioral or physical aspects of an individual and transform this personal data into digital code for the purpose of identification. Very few realize that when one obtains a state driver's license, a state identification card, or any other form of government issued photo ID, they are having their facial biometrics captured by the high resolution photos. High resolution digital cameras capture, map, digitize and database our facial features for the purpose to be used by facial recognition technology.

Facial recognition technology enables, at a distance, identification and tracking through networked camera systems without our knowledge or consent. CCTV, handheld biometric devices and even drones utilize facial recognition technology for identification and investigation purposes. In truth, we are being enrolled into a global system of identification and control that links our bodies to our ability to buy, sell, and travel. And, it is being done through deception, coercion, and stealth.

The Real ID Act of 2005 was the first federal law to require the use of facial biometrics. It is also the closest thing to a true national ID that the U.S. has ever seen. As bad as that is, there's an even bigger picture here. What the Real ID Act did was to impose federal guidelines that use INTERNATIONAL standards for state driver's licenses and ID documents. There is only one purpose for international standards and that is to facilitate the global sharing of information.

The level of opposition to the Real ID Act was historic in many ways. For one thing, the opposition was truly bipartisan. Right, left and everyone in between found something to hate about REAL ID and they worked together long and hard to resist it. At least 25 states passed either a law or resolution opposing or prohibiting implementation of REAL ID. Sadly, even though roughly half the states in the U.S. passed a law or resolution prohibiting the implementation of the REAL ID, including Oklahoma, your state DMV is still capturing and keeping your biometrics and REAL ID still marches on. The final deadline is approaching and most states are expected to be in compliance or substantially in compliance with REAL ID by then.

In 2011, after years of work and research, I decided there was no way that I could renew my soon to be expired driver's license if it meant the surrender of my biometrics. I have a child, and to just give up and leave her with the legacy of government control by cataloging and monitoring people through an international biometric ID was simply not an option for me. I asked the state for a non-biometric license to accommodate me based on my sincerely held religious beliefs and was flatly refused. This left me little choice but to forgo renewing my license. Subsequently, I was ticketed for driving without a valid license.

I hired an excellent lawyer, Ben Sisney of Echols and Associates, in Oklahoma City, to represent me. That case was dismissed by the city attorney in Norman. My legal situation garnered the attention of the respected Rutherford Institute, one of the nation's leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights founded by constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead signed on to my case along with Mr. Sisney and they filed a lawsuit on my behalf against the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

We have discussed my case with a variety of well-respected legal minds and each one of them has registered the opinion that this case is a winner! Mandatory biometric ID injures many of our natural and legal rights. Our right to free speech and expression, freedom of association and religious freedom, are all impacted by coercive enrollment into a biometric identification system. Strong arguments can be made that mandatory biometric identification violates our right to be free from unwarranted search and seizure. The list of objections to turning our bodies into our ID as with biometric ID, is a long one.

My lawsuit is based on two causes of action: (1) The Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act; (2) Article II, Sec. 30 of the Oklahoma Constitution (the same, in essence, as the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment).

Here is some wonderful news! The Rutherford Institute made a gracious pledge to fund cases going forward around the country, once I prevail in my case in Oklahoma. But, first I have to win.

In order to move my case forward, I need support. My legal representation is not free and my case will only go forward if people are willing to support it. That was my agreement with my legal team. I said that the public would support my case. In the event that didn't happen, we agreed that work would cease. Right now I owe $14,000 in attorney's fees and I need your help. If you too are concerned about our dwindling freedoms and want to help me win this first, crucial fight against mandatory biometric enrollment, please consider making a contribution to my legal fund. If I win this case, it will likely prove to be the spark that burns the house down. You may make a donation online through Paypal.com giving them my email, which is axxiomforliberty@gmail.com

By mail, you can send a check or money order to:

Kaye Beach

P.O. Box 722381

Norman, Oklahoma, 73070

(Please make the check out to "Kaye Beach." You may write "legal defense fund" in the memo section of your check or money order). Also, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or if I can be of assistance to you in some way. Thank you and God Bless.

Kaye Beach

Phone: 405-818-3224

email: axxiomforliberty@gmail.com

Personal blog site: www.AxXiomForLiberty.com