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Reply With QuoteI already carry a State ID card and it hasn't enabled big brother to cause me any harm.
Bring on the National ID card as well. As long as it is tamper-proof, I'll be proud to literally be a card carrying U.S. citizen.
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Well our old friends in the democratic party want us all to have a national ID card. Talk about Germany 1938! Even the ACLU is against this.
Why do the democrats want to turn us into a socialist European type nation?
National ID Card Included In Democratic Immigration Bill - Yahoo! News
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I already carry a State ID card and it hasn't enabled big brother to cause me any harm.
Bring on the National ID card as well. As long as it is tamper-proof, I'll be proud to literally be a card carrying U.S. citizen.
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President
As long as I'm not required to carry it with me, I don't see it as terribly problematic. Not any moreso than, say, a social security number.
First they came for the mimes, and I did not speak out, because I was a mime.
Vice President
I never quite understood the opposition to this. I think there should be more instances were we prove residence and identity.
With the crime of ID theft running rampant with just a 9 digit SSN, wouldn't a picture and a finger print make that a whole lot harder?
Why not lower the price of a passport to be comparable to a state issued card (or issue the first one free) and just require everyone to have one of those.
President
Boing.Originally Posted by Cari
First they came for the mimes, and I did not speak out, because I was a mime.
Vice President
Yawn. You mean exactly like Bush and the Republicans wanted to do back in 2005?
With Bush's Backing, Congress Weighing Law To Require National ID - April 28, 2005 - The New York Sun
How's that hypocrisy working out for ya?
Secretary of State
you know, bogger, i think you and many other conservatives might be pleasantly surprised at how often the ACLU agrees with a conservative point of view.
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Perfect! Make everyone accept an ID so the people that don't have a SS number can be identified.................and we all know who those people are. US citizens already have an ID, their SS number, end of story.
Take a good hard look, it's coming.
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You beat me to it. The National ID card idea has been around for awhile.
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Except that a SS card isn't accepted anywhere (as far as I know) as a primary source for identification. A number means nothing.
President
Exactly.
I do like your solution, except that an ID card is a lot more durable and cheaper to make than a passport.
Maybe a cheaper version could be made for domestic use, with an upgrade available for foreign travel.
President
How much does a passport cost to make? Really?
Edit: fwiw, while it may look like a flimsy little booklet, I would bet that my passport could survive more comprehensive abuse than my drivers license.
First they came for the mimes, and I did not speak out, because I was a mime.
For 100 bucks, it better be pretty sturdy. I've only used mine once, and now it's filed away.
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