Twila Brase | TSA’s REAL ID Penalty: Coercion, Not Security

The Steve Gruber Show · Dec 12, 2025 · 7m

Twila Brase, RN, PHN, and president and co-founder of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, joins Steve to discuss the recent escalation of TSA penalties for travelers without a REAL ID, from $18 to $45. She explains why this is less about security and more about coercing Americans into a federal identification system that could expand into digital IDs, biometric surveillance, and even domestic passports. Brase breaks down the constitutional concerns, the Tenth Amendment implications, and what Americans can legally do to protect their privacy and resist this growing federal overreach. For…