Checkpoints, Coming to a City Near You?

I have been following specific trends in our society both here and abroad now for well over 10 years. One of those has been the gradual implementation of police/military checkpoints in and on our freeways.

I distinctly remember conversations with friends roughly 6 years ago when permanent gates were installed on both the Hwy 20 and Hwy 11 ramps to I-94 here in Racine. I stated that those gates would eventually be used for checkpoints, yet I was often dismissed as being paranoid. Never mind the fact that federal officials have stated publicly that they would like to see this sort of thing implemented.

As little as 10 years ago, the American spirit was largely resistant to any government controls proposed on our movement especially in our autos. The globalists, undaunted, started a massive PR war against the public to persuade the people to accept a large level of intrusion as being necessary to preserve the integrity of the Democracy.

I believe it began by convincing the populace that driving was a "privilege" not an inherent "right." After all, if you pay for the roads, car, gas, and police, why should you have access to something that you built? This eventually took form through licensing and registration in state DMV's and was used to centralize control of all movement to a state level.

Today, we have been convinced that we should accept tracking chips (pay-tolls), GPS and surveillance cameras on the road to improve managability of a given city or road.

We have seen the "Click it or Ticket" campaign which has resulted in an increased 'awareness' in safety. And checkpoints. All in the name of safety of course.

Then came the Transport Security Agency's federally run intrusions into our personal lives by preparing us to dump our effects and get used to 'ID please' mentality. Ultimately, I and many others knew that this would lead to some type of tracing system to track all movements.

In addition to the new fangled "mileage-tax", I believe this may be one of the possible routes that the ultimate goal may be achieved. From TechNewsWorld we get -

"The so-called e-Plate, developed by the British firm Hills Numberplates, is a license plate that also transmits a vehicle's unique identification via encryption that can be read by a small detector, whose output can be used locally or communicated to a distant host."

...and.....

"Security access points could justify the expense, but placing them even at key intersections may not be very practical, according to lawyers at Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd & McGrath in Costa Mesa, Calif., a spokeswoman said."

Ahhhh.... Do we see clearly now? "Security access points." Not checkpoints. At least we can rest assured knowing that our 'freedom' is still intact.

The Real EffectAll that is needed is a terrorist attack on the United States that involves a vehicle of some kind to rationalize the need for massive tracking and checkpoints. With Bush's approval ratings sagging and Iran looming on the horizon, will the globalist pull the trigger and implement a police state in order to usher in a "New World Order"?
Edited for appearance and labels on 3/2/2010.