Jamie Delton's 2008 Minnesota State Rep Platform

Hello,

Thank you to all who have contributed in 2007 to my campaign for Minnesota State Representative in downtown St. Paul (65B). There are still a few days left to contribute the maximium $500 for 2007. Our 2008 fund raising effort will be even more ambitious than our 2007 fund raising effort. If you live in the downtown St. Paul area remember to attend the Republican Caucus February 5th 2008 6PM at ***UPDATE from http://www.fourthdistrictgop.com **** Capitol Hill Magnet School 560 Concordia Ave St. Paul MN 55102. There you can become a delegate. You will then receive instruction on when the spring-time Republican convention is.

There you can vote to endorse me, Jamie Delton, as the Republican candidate against Carlos Mariani, the long-time incumbent Democrat.

Please consider contributing up to $500 via my paypal link at the right. For instructions email me at Jamie.Delton@gmail.com or contact my campaign manager, Craig Lien, at (651) 314-4491
Thank you!

My platform contains the following items:

Sanctity of marriage
Sanctity of Life
Reinstate Capital Punishment in Minnesota
Support police and corrections funding and stronger sentences
Healthcare Reform
Dept of Health and Human Services Reform
Education Reform
Cap Property Tax through Initiatives and Referenda
Identify clearly the purpose AND philosophy of all government subsidies
Privacy/data issues
Foreign policy/ Vet's issues
Immigration/id cards
Evaluate on merit all government expansion and funding efforts that cite a Weather crisis
to justify public expenditures and new public programs.

If elected I will:.

Encourage and vote for Pro-Marriage and Pro-Life legislation such as a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
See my discussions of this on http://www.e-democracy.org/, in the local forum on Minnesota issues.
Propose legislation to outlaw ALL Sanctuary City declarations.
Support Fred Thompson's idea of withholding federal funding to those cities that declare themselves sanctuary cities.
Support veterans and ensure they receive adequate benefits.
Reduce Property Taxes by supporting Initiatives and Referendums that cap property taxes.

Allow State agencies to implement Real ID mandates. See my previous entries on Real ID.

I am strongly Pro-Privacy especially in regard to any State and medical info such as the state info Secretary of State Mark Ritchie recently shared with his campaign committee.
Preserve the sanctity of marriage including it's definition as between a man and a woman.
Promote Free Market, Small Government Conservatism in our state and through out the world through Bush Trade Agreements.
Challenge government expansion and funding efforts that cite a Weather crisis that most scientists agree on. These efforts must be evaluated on merit.
Challenge conventional Democratic mantra that continued expansion of Medicare brings social, economic justice.
Challenge conventional Democratic mantra that continued expansion of government leads to prosperity.

Support our partner in Wind Power, Governor Richardson of New Mexico, in progressing in other areas as well such as building the federally approved wall on our southern border. Enforce existing law in workplace and at the border. Regain trust.
Instead of working to raise wages of noncitizens it would make as much sense to lower the minimum wage requirements for certain sectors such as family -owned farms for certain job positions. At least that benefits the American middle class.

Challenge Single-payer healthcare and similar plans as endorsement of socialism which this country has rejected consistently for over a century. Expand employees' choice of Providers to a nationwide cafeteria and remove the corporate role in healthcare. This will relieve the corporation of the healthcare burden and foster growth of start-up companies. Companies wishing to retain their competitive advantage by offering health benefits may do so by paying the employee a lump yearly sum ($10,000-$15,000) equal to the 2007 group cost.

Halt expansion of Pay or Play. The most recent MN Pay or Play legislation (see http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?

bill=H0039.0.html&session=ls85) requires companies with 10k or more employees to fund MinnesotaCare (different rates for for-profit and non-profit).

Sec. 5. [175.43] PAYMENT TO THE FAIR SHARE HEALTH CARE FUND.
Subdivision 1. For-profit employers. An employer with more than 10,000
employees in the state that is not organized as a nonprofit organization and does not spend at least ten percent of total wages paid to employees in

the state for health care costs shall pay to the fair share health care fund an amount equal to the difference between what the employer spends for health care costs and ten percent of total wages paid to employees in the state.

Request from the authors a definition of noncitizen for the following recent legislation:

256J.575 FAMILY STABILIZATION SERVICES Subd. 3. Eligibility: item 3, " a participant who is a noncitizen who has been in the United States for 12 or fewer months."

House Authors:
Thissen; Walker; Tschumper; Hosch; Huntley; Abeler; Bly
Bill Name: SF0559
Companion: HF0746
House Search Revisor Number: 07-1713
Senate Authors: Berglin; Higgins; Marty
http://ros.leg.mn/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&f=SF0559&ssn=0&y=2007

Even the legislative researchers can't answer what the definition of noncitizen is here.

Challenge spiraling education costs. Allowing costs to rise in education is an endorsement of socialism which this country has rejected consistently for over a century.

Preserve healthcare and education by reducing cost.
Let's be clear the failed cost projection and consumer cost are two separate things:
http://www.reason.com/news/show/29339.html
Projected costs include vendor costs. Vendor costs payable by the federal government may be where most Medicare inflation has taken place since 1965.
Hard work, good research, and finally bold reform are required to continue low-cost healthcare for the Baby Boomers, the first of whom came online this year.
Preserve existing education and healthcare by making them self-sustaining within standard budget increases and eventually accounting for unfunded liabilities.

Reduce crime.
Reinstate Capital Punishment in Minnesota
Support quality-of-life and tough-on-crime bills

I like to highlight St Paul Police Chief John Harrington's educated and disciplined police force as an example for other cities to follow - and encourage the major cities to increase police funding without increasing taxes.

Work to highlight and possibly eliminate all unnecessary farm subsidies and healthcare inflation.
Support Governor Pawlenty's Ethanol initiative.

I will evaluate sub-prime mortgages in our district and take all necessary steps.

In my 9/11/07 letter to Caucus Attendees, I said:

Locally, I will work hard to ensure adequate healthcare for seniors and ensure benefits for Iraqi veterans while at the same time helping to restore financial accountability. I will educate on flood plain and river issues and help revitalize downtown St. Paul still further. I will take steps to attract people and businesses to downtown St. Paul by working within established guidelines with the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, building groups, and others on a bi-partisan basis.

Although this is a state race, let me list the issues of the National Republican party which I will be cognizant of: Life issues, Gun Rights, Homeland Security, healthcare for seniors, benefits for Iraqi veterans, Real ID, Middle-East foreign policy, Immigration, fiscal responsibility, Ethanol,
dependence on foreign oil, global electronics issues, and conservation of Minnesota wilderness.
Minnesota Republican bloggers are the voice of reason in the immigration issue and hold others accountable for abetting weak immigration enforcement.

We must educate others on the immigration enforcement problem, enforce the borders, and regain trust. If elected I will work with local companies that have come to depend on the labor of illegal immigrants. I have always been anti smoking-ban.

Part of the promised research on the riverfront reveals these startling photos:

This shows how high the water was in downtown St. Paul MN in 1997. Note the condo site in the background.
http://www.stpaul.gov/leisure/history/flood/gallery/18.html
This shows the new West Side Riverfront Floodwall is 33" - only 7 inches higher than the 1965 flood.
http://www.stpaul.gov/leisure/history/flood/
The West Side floodwall will raise the level of the surging river for those parts of downtown St. Paul that are not protected by a 33 inch high floodwall, including the new condos on Shepard Road. And here is what Shepard Road looks like under 22 inches of water:
http://www.stpaul.gov/leisure/history/flood/gallery/12.html

http://www.freedomfoundationofminnesota.com/content/events.php

Jason Lewis wrote a paper for the Freedom Foundation of MN which hosted the State of MN Conservativism Conference Mpls Marriot.
Here is AAA's report:
http://www.residualforces.com/2007/12/01/freedom-foundation-of-mn-state-of-conservatism-conference

This candid discussion below is one of the reasons I love this state! Remember they are talking long term about Minnesota's highest levels of government. In what other state does this level of candor take place?
Jason Lewis The Big Show Friday 11/30/07

Friday 11/30/07 4PM

Marty Seifert:
I want to bring up some offensive discussion for next year we have Initiatives and referendums in alot of cities in mn - If the legislature and local cities and counties are not going to live within their means on for example property taxes let's start putting Initiatives and referendums out to have caps on property tax growth.

We do have it in a lot of cities - Mpls, St Paul [4800 signatures required - Ed.] - and we have it in Ramsey county. ...
Let's not raise taxes or this and that but let's actually put some limitations on these things.
The liberals go absolutely bananas trying to stop these things - and they won't have as much money to use against my folks running for the legislature.

Jason Lewis:
Marty Seifert I agree with you but my point is we need to be bold and visionary and ELIMINATING income taxes which seems like a fairy tale right now -
9 other states do it 14 states have a flat tax or no income tax at all - we're getting killed in the capital markets in Minnesota -
I truly think that's what the slow down in the state is due to - that capital is mobile.
we need to think boldly here ....
Now I agree it's utopian but we need to start thinking big here.

You get so demogogic when you try to cut the taxes that need to be cut for the most productive Minnesota citizens that its almost an impossible due to the politics of envy around here.

Marty Seifert:
Before we even go into the discussion on sales tax or anything else at least
Abolish and combine two cabinet departments.
See a net decrease in state employees.
Have an absolute commitment to privatize certain government services [Healthcare providers? - Ed.]
And then in the welfare area going down and totally overhauling our entitlement programs.
All of those things have to take place first - because if we just shuffle the deck around ... I'm just not sure that would be real attractive - i think we really need to get back to the message that government wastes money and the private sector does a better job.

Jason:
Well I agree with you 100% on the spending side but as soon as you can convince the local media and Democrats and the populace that we can cut taxes at the TOP bracket I'm all on board - but I've been waiting for quite some time for that - that gets demogog - that's a greater leap [than eliminating the income tax - Ed], it seems to me. ...

Marty: Although we did do it in 1999-2000 I have to say we had the will to cut all 3 tax brackets and ... And sadly that's the last time we were actually able to have a tax reduction on income taxes but ...

[Edwin] in Vadnais Heights from South Dakota
[Edwin] says 25 cents on bread won't hurt poor. If they don't have money they won't pay the tax.

Jason Lewis:
Who - if you want to encourage a tax on work and move people from welfare to work, who would be against removing a tax on work - an income tax is a tax on work; a sales tax is a tax on what you take out of society - consumption. We ought to be encouraging production and in some cases discouraging consumption - here's the thing - the figure from House Research is 8.94% - if we broadened the sales tax based and raised it to 8.94% - which is pretty hefty - over 8.5% - you could raise the same amount of revenue - now that's a static analysis. I happen to think you would see a flourishing economic climate in Minnesota - and with some spending cuts that Marty Seifert identified the sales tax in actuality would be closer to South Dakota - [Edwin] - you could get down to the 7% range probably pretty easy and all of the sudden you would elim this - I think it going to be an easier sell than trying to ask for tax cuts to the people who pay the taxes because that gets demogogue.

Marty Seifert got me thinking Saturday Dec 1 at the HRCC New Candidate Capitol tour that the Democrats push through bills that secure their base - including Jason Lewis' 395,000 government employees and their unions, who we need to win over - at the first indication of a surplus such as the multi-Billion surplus last session. The democrats immediately max-ed out the surplus on narrow self-interest things like needlessly expanding Health and Welfare. Then later (in the 2007-2008 session) the voters are asked to support broad-base fundamental needs and more taxes are needed. This is a calculated formula the Democratic party uses. Seifert and others thwarted most of the Democrats destructive efforts to raise taxes last session and we need to continue the vigilance.
We must hold the line across the board this session. We must set aside any future surpluses for a rainy day. And we must discourage the 395,000 government employees and their public unions from politicising the community need to bring balance to the budget. We must abolish the destructive Democratic formula. It is a destructive cycle that has the support of many state government employees. The myth that expanded Medicare and expanded government eliminate racism, and even the playing field for poor communities in regard to hospitals and other investment is a myth identified by Shannon Brownlee (who is with former Republican legislator Dave Durenburger at NewAmerica.net) in her book Overtreated about how the estimated cost of Medicare was indexed to wages and not inflation. By the way Overtreated by Shannon Brownlee includes a great history of Medicare. We need to elevate the discussion in 1965 of Medicare and teach a respect for history.

I stand with Jason Lewis and Marty Seifert as a Free Market Small Government Conservative.

Best Regards,
Jamie Delton
Jamie.Delton@gmail.com
(651) 314-4491

Representative Seifert!

7/17/07

Liffey's rooftop, downtown St. Paul near Xcel, with St. Paul Cathedral above my head.

Thanks to Joshua, Mike, Natalie, Chance, Dan (Beltway YR's http://www.minnesotayr.com) for a very informative evening with the Minority Leader in the House, Representative Marty Seifert (http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/gop/welcome.asp). What a beautiful evening in St. Paul to spend with good friends after a hot, humid, sunny afternoon. Marty is an inspiration to all new candidates. Thank you Representative Seifert!

Defeat HF1438 SF0984 - Real ID in Minnesota -

The graphic above is a screen scrape from http://www.realnightmare.org/news/105, which did an excellent job mapping the most recent status on this issue. 17 states actually enacted anti-Real ID acts similar to the above Minnesota proposed act which will hurt their people badly:
17 states where counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort were enacted:
WA ID MT NV ND NE CO AR OK MO IL TN GA SC NH ME HI14 Hero States - States that have not endangered their citizens by enacting counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort:
CA SD KS IA MS AL FL NC VA IN DE NJ CT DC
10 States where Harmful counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort were introduced but are being repelled:
TX WI MI KY OH NY MD MA RI AK
10 States where harmful counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort passed one chamber (at-risk states!)
OR AZ NM UT WY MN LA WV PA VT
Below is Minnesota Senate's 4/18/07 SF0984 (companion to my opponent Carlos Mariani's HF 1438) denying Minnesotans' gaining the benefits of Real ID. Gratefully HF1438 has not yet passed the House and neither has been approved by the Governor. http://ros.leg.mn/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&f=SF0984&ssn=0&y=2007
1.5 Section 1. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REAL ID ACT.
1.6 In order to promote the security and well-being of the people of Minnesota, to avoid
1.7 unneeded expense to the people, and to preserve the principles of federalism embodied in
1.8 the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the commissioner of public safety
1.9 is prohibited from taking any action to implement or to plan for the implementation by
1.10 this state of those sections of Public Law 109-13 known as the Real ID Act.
1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
The commissioner of public safety is Michael Campion.

http://www.dps.state.mn.us/
To "promote the security and well-being of the people of Minnesota" we would cooperate and lead the nation in this important Real ID effort as we have been doing by showcasing our DMV and the company we used to create a card that complies with the federal standards, http://www.digimarc.com/.

But perhaps the phrases "unneeded expense to the people" and "preserve the principles of federalism " most rankle.
The expense will only grow with each passing day the nation is divided on this issue.
The principles of federalism are in danger here not at the hands of those cooperating with Real ID but at the hands of those promoting divisive, defiant legislation. Real ID implementation is a national security issue addressed by 9/11 legislation in 2005 the principles of which must be implemented.
All states should cooperate with our president on this. 10 states including Minnesota have proposed legislation similar to that above. None have proposed alternatives.
Our own Pat McCormack of the DMV has already successfully implemented the standards.
Below is perhaps the strongest critic, EPIC, a technical website often quoted in the techy website slashdot.org, and involved in many electronic rights issues. http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/

EPIC:
The residential address requirements set out in the draft regulations endanger the ability of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes to hide from their abusers. Currently, many States allow domestic violence victims and others to protect the confidentiality of their residential addresses. States have created formal Address Confidentiality Programs and States have also provided general measures of residential address privacy. The proposed regulations override these substantial protections, and the overrides must be removed from the final regulations. The government must not make it easier for abusers to find their victims. For more information, see EPIC's REAL ID and Domestic Violence page.
Jamie's analysis:

Minnesota worked around this. Possibly not as big a problem as heralded. I will update.

EPIC:
Under the draft regulations, the REAL ID card would include a 2D barcode as its machine readable technology. To protect privacy and improve security, this machine readable technology must either include encryption, which is recommended (pdf) by the DHS Privacy Office, or access must be limited in some other form. Leaving the machine readable zone open would allow unfettered third-party access to the data and leave 245 million license and cardholders nationwide at risk for individual tracking. In its Privacy Impact Assessment of the draft regulations, the Privacy Office supported encryption "because 2D bar code readers are extremely common, the data could be captured from the driver's licenses and identification cards and accessed by unauthorized third parties by simply reading the 2D bar code on the credential" if the data is left unencrypted.
Jamie's analysis:
This may be an insincere Red Herring meant to be confused with the other Red Herring, The RFID concern. In Real ID draft regulations, the 2-D barcode (currently on all new Minnesota driver licenses) includes probably only the license number printed on the card, or item 4 of the Real ID requirements.(1) The person's full legal name.(2) The person's date of birth.(3) The person's gender.(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.(6) The person's address of principle residence.
The magnetic stripe may have all 6 items.In other words the barcode and mag stripe probably contain info the card holder physically controls. No additional info is obtained from a bar code reader or mag stripe reader. The card holder not only controls who gets the card info but they also KNOW what info is available via a bar code reader or mag stripe because it is probably the same info (and no more) as is printed on the card.And by law if there were additional info it could never be the social security number because it is forbidden in Minnesota by http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?type=s&num=171.07

EPIC:

DHS contemplates using the REAL ID system as part of its Federal border security program and requested comments on how States could incorporate long-range radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology into the REAL ID card so that it could be used as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Many groups have urged against the use of RFID technology in identification documents. There are significant privacy and security risks associated with the use of RFID-enabled identification cards, particularly if individuals are not able to control the disclosure of identifying information. The Department of State recognized these security and privacy threats and changed its E-Passport proposal because of them; the Department of Homeland Security has just abandoned a plan to include RFID chips in border identification documents because the pilot test was a failure; and both the Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (pdf) and the Government Accountability Office (pdf) recently cautioned against the use of RFID technology in identification documents.

Jamie's analysis:
The DHS (Dept of Homeland Security) CONTEMPLATES and REQUESTS COMMENTS on RFID. In other words, the DHS has not included RFID in any REAL ID regulations or guidelines. EPIC engages in self-serving alarmism.
Are you more concerned with the remote possiblity of a private individual's RFID-reader obtaining your RFID card's ID number (not any additional info) at 20 feet at the airport, or with people you trust (employers, relatives) possibly typing your Social Security number into a new convenient website and obtaining your credit or medical records? Perhaps a device such as Paypal's new Security key may be adapted by medical record aggregators' technical engineers https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/securitycenter/general/PPSecurityKey-outside.

These are the hard questions we should be asking ourselves in the coming months as the principles of Real ID are implemented for the safety, security and privacy of everyone.Please comment below on your concerns for privacy and security.

Update:

The magnetic strip on a Minnesota driver license card contains the same information that is found on the front of the card, less the picture and signature.
The barcode on a Minnesota driver license card contains name, driver's license number and date of birthinformation.
RFID is not embedded on Minnesota cards.
The DVS has only implemented the card standard portion of Real ID that has been published which calls for a PDF417 2D barcode and anti-fraud items. The anti-fraud items are provided by Digimarc.com.
The portion of Real ID which directs the various Motor Vehicle Services across the nation which identification documents to remove has not yet been published nor has agency building security guidance been provided for re-negotiating the contracts for the Minnesota agency sites.The portion of Real ID which calls for flags on warrants has not been implemented.
The DVS dislikes encryption for magnetic strips. And "the encryption of any data in the 2D barcode would not enhance real privacy of the card holder".
When we cross the RFID (Radio Frequency identification systems) bridge we will need to be careful and possibly implement encryption. But RFID need not be implemented with Real ID and can be considered a separate issue.
Real ID can work. The hurdles across the nation are a technical challenge. But we can do it.

The graphic above is a screen scrape from http://www.realnightmare.org/news/105, which did an excellent job mapping the most recent status on this issue. 17 states actually enacted anti-Real ID acts similar to the above Minnesota proposed act which will hurt their people badly:

17 states where counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort were enacted:

WA ID MT NV ND NE CO AR OK MO IL TN GA SC NH ME HI
14 Hero States - States that have not endangered their citizens by enacting counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort:

CA SD KS IA MS AL FL NC VA IN DE NJ CT DC

10 States where Harmful counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort were introduced but are being repelled:

TX WI MI KY OH NY MD MA RI AK

10 States where harmful counter productive laws defying the federal Real ID effort passed one chamber (at-risk states!)

OR AZ NM UT WY MN LA WV PA VT

Below is Minnesota Senate's 4/18/07 SF0984 (companion to my opponent Carlos Mariani's HF 1438) denying Minnesotans' gaining the benefits of Real ID. Gratefully HF1438 has not yet passed the House and neither has been approved by the Governor. http://ros.leg.mn/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&f=SF0984&ssn=0&y=2007

1.5 Section 1. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REAL ID ACT.

1.6 In order to promote the security and well-being of the people of Minnesota, to avoid

1.7 unneeded expense to the people, and to preserve the principles of federalism embodied in

1.8 the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the commissioner of public safety

1.9 is prohibited from taking any action to implement or to plan for the implementation by

1.10 this state of those sections of Public Law 109-13 known as the Real ID Act.

1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

The commissioner of public safety is Michael Campion. http://www.dps.state.mn.us/

To "promote the security and well-being of the people of Minnesota" we would cooperate and lead the nation in this important Real ID effort as we have been doing by showcasing our DMV and the company we used to create a card that complies with the federal standards, http://www.digimarc.com/.
But perhaps the phrases "unneeded expense to the people" and "preserve the principles of federalism " most rankle.

The expense will only grow with each passing day the nation is divided on this issue.

The principles of federalism are in danger here not at the hands of those cooperating with Real ID but at the hands of those promoting divisive, defiant legislation. Real ID implementation is a national security issue addressed by 9/11 legislation in 2005 the principles of which must be implemented.

All states should cooperate with our president on this. 10 states including Minnesota have proposed legislation similar to that above. None have proposed alternatives.

Our own Pat McCormack of the DMV has already successfully implemented the standards.

Below is perhaps the strongest critic, EPIC, a technical website often quoted in the techy website slashdot.org, and involved in many electronic rights issues. http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/
EPIC:

The residential address requirements set out in the draft regulations endanger the ability of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes to hide from their abusers. Currently, many States allow domestic violence victims and others to protect the confidentiality of their residential addresses. States have created formal Address Confidentiality Programs and States have also provided general measures of residential address privacy. The proposed regulations override these substantial protections, and the overrides must be removed from the final regulations. The government must not make it easier for abusers to find their victims. For more information, see EPIC's REAL ID and Domestic Violence page.

Jamie's analysis:
Minnesota worked around this. Possibly not as big a problem as heralded. I will update.

EPIC:

Under the draft regulations, the REAL ID card would include a 2D barcode as its machine readable technology. To protect privacy and improve security, this machine readable technology must either include encryption, which is recommended (pdf) by the DHS Privacy Office, or access must be limited in some other form. Leaving the machine readable zone open would allow unfettered third-party access to the data and leave 245 million license and cardholders nationwide at risk for individual tracking. In its Privacy Impact Assessment of the draft regulations, the Privacy Office supported encryption "because 2D bar code readers are extremely common, the data could be captured from the driver's licenses and identification cards and accessed by unauthorized third parties by simply reading the 2D bar code on the credential" if the data is left unencrypted.

Jamie's analysis:

This may be an insincere Red Herring meant to be confused with the other Red Herring, The RFID concern. In Real ID draft regulations, the 2-D barcode (currently on all new Minnesota driver licenses) includes probably only the license number printed on the card, or item 4 of the Real ID requirements.
(1) The person's full legal name.
(2) The person's date of birth.
(3) The person's gender.
(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.
(6) The person's address of principle residence.

The magnetic stripe may have all 6 items.In other words the barcode and mag stripe probably contain info the card holder physically controls. No additional info is obtained from a bar code reader or mag stripe reader. The card holder not only controls who gets the card info but they also KNOW what info is available via a bar code reader or mag stripe because it is probably the same info (and no more) as is printed on the card.And by law if there were additional info it could never be the social security number because it is forbidden in Minnesota by http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?type=s&num=171.07
EPIC:
DHS contemplates using the REAL ID system as part of its Federal border security program and requested comments on how States could incorporate long-range radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology into the REAL ID card so that it could be used as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Many groups have urged against the use of RFID technology in identification documents. There are significant privacy and security risks associated with the use of RFID-enabled identification cards, particularly if individuals are not able to control the disclosure of identifying information. The Department of State recognized these security and privacy threats and changed its E-Passport proposal because of them; the Department of Homeland Security has just abandoned a plan to include RFID chips in border identification documents because the pilot test was a failure; and both the Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (pdf) and the Government Accountability Office (pdf) recently cautioned against the use of RFID technology in identification documents.
Jamie's analysis:

The DHS (Dept of Homeland Security) CONTEMPLATES and REQUESTS COMMENTS on RFID. In other words, the DHS has not included RFID in any REAL ID regulations or guidelines. EPIC engages in self-serving alarmism.

Are you more concerned with the remote possiblity of a private individual's RFID-reader obtaining your RFID card's ID number (not any additional info) at 20 feet at the airport, or with people you trust (employers, relatives) possibly typing your Social Security number into a new convenient website and obtaining your credit or medical records? Perhaps a device such as Paypal's new Security key may be adapted by medical record aggregators' technical engineers https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/securitycenter/general/PPSecurityKey-outside. These are the hard questions we should be asking ourselves in the coming months as the principles of Real ID are implemented for the safety, security and privacy of everyone.
Please comment below on your concerns for privacy and security.