why do people have to show ID cards to open bank accounts, get on an airplane, buy booze and check out library books... but it’s waaaaay too stressful and hard for poor folks to get a voter ID
why do people have to show ID cards to open bank accounts”””
I moved in early 2005 from N Calif to Nevada.
I attempted to open a new bank account.
I had to provide first:
An embossed certified Birth Certificate from the county where I was born—NO COPY ALLOWED.
An original Social Security Card—NO COPY ALLOWED.
2 forms of other ID- I used 2 credit cards from 2 differnt banks.
One other ID with my name on it- I used my Arabian Horse Registry Owner’s card, which dates back to the mid-’80’s.
I was told tht this was all due to the Patriot Act, which was passed after 9-11. I was 65 at the time & had had bank accounts since I was 17.
How come Los Angeles & San Francisco are ignoring this requirement from the Patriot Act?
Isn’t this a violation of Federal law?
Is Mitt going to put a stop to this with a NEW Justice Department? New Treasury Dept?