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Am I a citizen?
4/28/2010 | Self

Posted on 04/28/2010 12:44:44 PM PDT by mc5cents

With all the to do about the new law down in Arizona, it got me thinking about how often I have to show some form of identification in the course of my everyday life.

The big objection from the left is that you can be stopped and asked for "your papers"(nazi reference?). Well, let me list a few of the things I have to show "my papers" for:

Boarding an airplane (at least twice before you can board!)
Stopped for a traffic violation
To get my senior discount (ha)
To buy beer in a store (even though I'm 66 years old!)
To get my blood drawn (this is new)
Applying for a passport
Applying for a job (I don't do that anymore!)

I could go on, but I'm sure you folks can come up with a long list.

Have at it.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arizona; illegalalien; immigration
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21 posted on 04/28/2010 12:57:03 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: mc5cents

Aren’t those things all to a large degree voluntary?


22 posted on 04/28/2010 12:59:11 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: Mr. Blonde
Aren’t those things all to a large degree voluntary?

Which ones? Not if you want to get on the plane. And BTW crossing the border illegally is a voluntary act, is it not?

23 posted on 04/28/2010 1:03:00 PM PDT by mc5cents
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To: mc5cents

Wanting to get on a plane is voluntary.

I would say an illegal border crossing is often but not always voluntary. Unless things are a lot different in Mexico, I would guess children have little to no say in the matter.

The problem is one side is starting from a bit of a false premise it seems. I just glanced over the bill but it seems you actually have to be doing something wrong before the police can approach you and ask if you are legal. I don’t think they can approach a group of Mexicans playing basketball in the park and demand they all show ID. However, that example seems to be the belief of those against it.


24 posted on 04/28/2010 1:08:38 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: mc5cents

Library card. Used to be all I had to do was bring in a piece of mail. But, now, i.d.


25 posted on 04/28/2010 1:10:14 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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To: greatvikingone

I was going to add Doctor’s office, but you beat me to it. I just had to show my drivers license along with my insurance cards. I guess there are a lot of stolen cards out there...


26 posted on 04/28/2010 1:10:15 PM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: mc5cents

You forgot writing a check, using a credit card, even going to the doctor (ID an medical card), when you buy medication........when I pick up my grandkids from preschool.


27 posted on 04/28/2010 1:11:12 PM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: mc5cents

The nature of my job involves areas of the building secured by electronic locks and attended security desks. I have to present picture ID and electronic flash card every time I walk through one. It’s at least 20 times per day.


28 posted on 04/28/2010 1:15:13 PM PDT by CholeraJoe ("And the pony looked a little bored...")
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To: mc5cents

Need to show ID at Fenway park for a beer - they don’t serve illegals apparently.....nazis....


29 posted on 04/28/2010 1:15:41 PM PDT by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: Mr. Blonde
Wanting to get on a plane is voluntary.

Yes. You do not have to fly I suppose. You can drive. You can walk. You can just stay in your house and become a recluse. But if you wander out into the world you are always subject to being asked for identification. It is a fact of life.

30 posted on 04/28/2010 1:17:03 PM PDT by mc5cents
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To: mattdono
To vote (at least in my precinct).

Oh, you must live in a red state. I live in a one of the bluest states, NY and have never been asked for ID in 40 years.

31 posted on 04/28/2010 1:23:37 PM PDT by mc5cents
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To: mc5cents

Here in Ohio you are required to show State ID and be finger printed to sell scrape metal at a scrap yard.


32 posted on 04/28/2010 1:24:53 PM PDT by steveab (When was the last time someone tried to sell you a CO2 induced climate control system for your home?)
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To: steveab

Picking up a parcel. Had to show two pieces, not just the one. DL was not enough.


33 posted on 04/28/2010 1:37:31 PM PDT by BenKenobi
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To: mc5cents

To check into a (reputable) hotel.


34 posted on 04/28/2010 1:48:13 PM PDT by Ellendra (Can't starve us out, and you can't make us run. . . -Hank Jr.)
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To: nhoward14

To take a dump..........


35 posted on 04/28/2010 1:51:12 PM PDT by Oscar the Grouch
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To: mc5cents

To buy certain types of over-the-counter allergy medications (Claritin D, in my case).


36 posted on 04/28/2010 2:20:58 PM PDT by Captain Rhino (“Si vis pacem, para bellum” - if you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: mc5cents

I (sadly) used to live in a Red state (Florida). I do live in the Gainesville area, which is an unfortunate mecca for liberals (standard fare for a college town).


37 posted on 04/28/2010 2:23:12 PM PDT by mattdono (A REAL soldier of the People encourages men to be self-reliant & independent, not rely on government)
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To: mc5cents

Go get a passport. That proves you are a citizen.


38 posted on 04/28/2010 2:43:38 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: mc5cents

To vote.


39 posted on 04/28/2010 3:57:20 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Freddd

To apply for concealed carry permit.


40 posted on 04/28/2010 3:57:43 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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