Getting It Done: OK Grassroots Beats “The Chippers”

Oklahoma liberty-lovers did not take kindly to the backdoor dealings in their state surrounding the insertion of RFID chips in their drivers’ licenses, especially after having been given assurances by their state government that it would not occur.

Working with state legislators and other activists, Kaye Beach of the very popular Axxiom Amuse site “introduced” her fellow Oklahomans to a group of legislators who worked with the companies lobbying themselves and the state’s governor to go forward with the technology. Quite aptly titled, “Meet the Chippers“, the article and follow-up efforts caused quite a stir around the state.

Remembering the episode quite well, when I “met the Chippers”, I was extremely pleased to see Kaye’s election report…

Oklahoma Beat the “Chippers”!

Proof positive that with the proper scrutiny, information, network, and boots on the ground, the people can impact their government.

Notes:

RFID chips are not just being inserted in identification; we recently published an article about RFID chips in trash cans, now being used in Cleveland, for instance to monitor recycling practices for the purposes of imposing fines, click HERE to read.

Mark Lerner’s Stop Real ID Coalition site has a quite a bit of information on this topic.

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Shelli Dawdy is first and foremost the mother of three children whom she has taught at home via the classical method since removing her children from school in 2001. During her early years as a homeschool mother, she worked part-time as a freelance writer. Born and raised in the Iowa, Shelli and her husband moved to the state of South Dakota in 1997, attracted to its more limited government and friendly tax environment. In 2006, Shelli and her family relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska, when her husband’s employer offered a new position. She took a break from work and politics for a time, recognizing the need to focus solely on her childrens’ schooling with two now of high school age. Distressed by many things she was witnessing on the national political scene and disillusioned about the Republican Party, she decided to start writing again, this time online. Motivated to get involved with others at the grassroots level, she networked with activists on the social media tool, Twitter. She was involved in organizing the first tea party rallies inspired by Rick Santelli’s “rant” on CNBC in February 2009. Recognizing that activism should generate on the local level, she founded Grassroots in Nebraska in March of 2009. The group’s mission is a return to Constitutional, limited government, according to its original meaning. While the group has held several tea party rallies, it’s focus is to take effective action. Among its many projects, GiN successfully coordinated testimony for the hearing of the Nebraska Sovereignty Resolution, networked with other groups to ensure a large show of public support at the hearing, and coordinated follow up support to ensure its passage in April 2010. While working to build up GiN throughout 2009, she was asked to work as writer and producer of the documentary film, A New America, which lays out how Progressivism is responsible for how America has moved away from its Constitutional roots. You can see more of her work on Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN) and StubbornFacts