The proposed regulations for "driver's licenses" have been published by the Department of Homeland Security. States are required to comply with the requirements in order for the ID to be accepted by federal agencies for "official purposes" ... in other words, it would be the equivalent of a national identity card, with the same information and certifications as the Kennkarte carried by individuals in Nazi Germany and the countries it occupied.
"Official purposes" has an open-ended definition ... it could be required for anything since the feds seem to have their hands in everything. Technically, the subway trains are subject to scrutiny by the Department of Homeland Security; so, on the ride home, you may, in the future, be required to show your ID card.
It is amazing what one man has done to this land of the once free and home of the once brave ... I suppose I could say that the one man is Osama bin Laden ... but I was thinking of George W. Bush and the war he has waged on our civil rights with his campaign of fear. Does anyone honestly believe that Al Qaeda is as dangerous to the American public as has been portrayed; and if so, how did we end up killing Iraqi's instead of hunting down Public Enemy No. 1?
Posted by Bill at March 1, 2007 11:10 PMThis all frightens me so much. What I can't understand is, why, if so many people are agreeing in DC. and all over the country, that George W. and his funky administration has proven to be a complete failure, why I ask, is he still in business? Why? I just really need answers for my peace.
I can't believe folks are afraid to call for his impeachment...I suppose maybe it hasn't happened because we are in Iraq in the middle of their fucking civil war, and people are feeling Bush has them between a rock and a hard place. I wish I knew...
Posted by: Trace at March 1, 2007 11:53 PMWe have to carry ID cards, but the only people who get stopped for random checks are 15 year olds who aren't legally required to have one anyway.
A police friend of ours helped out some young men with a broken down car one night (near to Paris). As routine required he checked out their driving licences. They were terrorists.
Posted by: Anji at March 3, 2007 08:22 AMBill, check out http://www.realnightmare.org/ .
That Bin Laden thing is funny. He's considered armed and dangerous? No shit. And they spelled his name Usama. Osama - the most common spelling in the media - isn't even listed as an alias.
Posted by: Kyle at March 4, 2007 02:28 AMThe one man who has taken this from the free/brave land it once was IS dubya. Well, he couldn't have done it himself, of course. He and Cheney and Rumsfeld and others...
Posted by: Keri at March 4, 2007 08:24 PMDid you look at his vital stats? He's one tall dude. Hell, I could be him....maybe I am....could help account for some lost time....oh, right....I spend that sleeping.
Posted by: Joel at March 5, 2007 02:48 AM