February 5, 2009 9:17AM 

# Harper: One to Watch in 2009 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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I’m pleased and humbled to have been named one of the Ars Technica/​Tech Policy Central “[People to Watch” in 2009](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/guides/2009/02/top-in-tech-policy-2009.ars). Along with my opposition to the REAL ID national identification scheme, they cite my work opposing the E‑Verify national worker background check system (which would ultimately require a national ID).

Considering how the economic stimulus bill may be a [vehicle for mandating broader use of E‑Verify](http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090203_8562.php), the first thing you might see from watching me in 2009 might be an angry and disappointed advocate for liberty.

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