The Coming National DNA DatabaseMichael Snyder This may sound like science fiction to some people, but security experts and law enforcement personnel all over the country are now pushing for a national DNA database to be established. Unfortunately, there is nothing really standing in the way of that. The Supreme Court has already spoken. Justice Scalia understood very clearly what the Supreme Court was doing last month. In his dissent, he made the following statement: Make no mistake about it: because of todays decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason. Those that are promoting a national DNA database claim that collecting the DNA of criminals is just like fingerprinting them, and that we should all be willing to submit to a slight intrusion to our privacy in order to make society a safer place. But is it really just a slight intrusion? Once they have the DNA of every American, the potential for abuse would be absolutely staggering. It would only be a matter of time before DNA identification replaced Social Security cards and every other form of identification. Eventually, there would be a very real possibility that we would all have to submit to DNA verification before we could get on an airplane, get a job, get a drivers license or get a bank account. At first, DNA samples were only taken from sex offenders. Once that precedent was set, they started taking it from all those charged with serious crimes. Now they are taking it from those charged with low level crimes. Eventually it will be all of us. Do you doubt this? Law enforcement officials are telling us that this is exactly what they want. The following is from aSan Francisco Chronicle article from just this week They want the DNA profiles of everyone born in the United States. That is their goal. And they are starting to slowly build this database already. Back in 2008, George W. Bush signed a law that permitted the federal government toscreen the DNA of all newborn babies And accordingto the New York Times, hundreds of thousands of other DNA samples have already been collected from criminals all over the nation But authorities are often frustrated because they come across DNA at crime scenes that is not in their databases. If they had the DNA of everyone, they would instantly be able to identify any DNA left behind at a particular crime scene. That is one reason whyNew Jersey recently passed a law that requires law enforcement personnel to collect DNA samples even from people that are convicted of low level crimes And once your DNA has been collected by one law enforcement agency, it will inevitably be shared with others. In fact, DNA sharing agreements are becoming quite common. Recently, USA Today reported on a major international DNA sharing agreement between scientific researchers So if your DNA is taken even once, you just never know how many agencies and organizations are going to end up getting their hands on it. Unfortunately, there is not much standing in the way of a national DNA database.Barack Obama is already on record as saying that this is something that he wants Well, could we potentially see the American people stand up and object to this? I wouldnt count on it. Just look at how little fuss is being made over the NSA snooping scandal. The American people simply dont seem to care about privacy as much as they used to. And things appear to be even worse in Europe. According toone new survey, Europeans are overwhelmingly in favor of using biometric information on identity documents and passports Sadly, the truth is that Western society has become incredibly dumbed down and has become accustomed to these types of Big Brother tactics. One example of this is posted below. In this video, you can actually watch Obama supporters signing a petition to repeal the Bill of Rights What in the world is happening to this country? A Big Brother police state is being constructed all around us, and very few people seem to care. In his dissent to the Supreme Court decision that essentially legalized a national DNA database, Justice Scalia wrote the following: It may be wise, as the Court obviously believes, to make the Leviathan all-seeing, so that he may protect us all the better. The proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would not have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection. Very wise words. Hopefully we can get more Americans to wake up and realize the wisdom contained in our founding documents. If not, I am afraid that a national DNA database will just be the beginning. About the author: Michael T. Snyder is a former Washington D.C. attorney who now publishes The Truth. His new novel entitled The Beginning Of The End is now available on Amazon.com. 