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National ID cards:
REAL ID goes too far
Manchester Union Leader ^
| September 20, 2005
| Editorial
Posted on 09/20/2005 4:55:33 AM PDT by billorites
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To: billorites
To: billorites
I have no problem with a National ID card.
I do have a big problem with a National Data Base System. As we have seen, large data base systems are not only vulnerable to hackers, but to employees willing to sell info for chump change.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:03:35 AM PDT
by
PeteB570
To: billorites
I used to be dead set against a national ID until 9/11. We do need some form of citizenship proof, I am now convinced, so we can start to weed out the illegals.
The Real ID is over kill in that direction though.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:05:36 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(Low IQ Smart As*)
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To: billorites
Department of Homeland Security is reportedly leaning toward Radio Frequency Identifier tags to accomplish this goal. Small tags in the cards would transmit data via radio signals.
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Good thing I just got a new tin foil hat!
Come on, If a hacker wants something, they can already get it via the State Dept of Trans. National data base, hmmmmm. Social Security Number. That rings a bell.
This is the only way we are going to be able to cut down on voter fraud. If you can't ID yourself and prove who you are and where you live, you don't vote. If you can, it will not matter where you are in the country or overseas serving, you can vote and the results go back to the place you live. Dems don't want the military to vote on time in close races, that is only one of the reasons they don't want it.
I am not all for the RFID tags in the cards though.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:09:52 AM PDT
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy since 1992!)
To: billorites
REAL ID, however, nationalizes the drivers license, turning it into an electronic national ID card, and creates a de facto nationwide database for personal information. It is a hackers dream come true.
The data remains in the hands of the indiviudal states. I wonder if the people making these charges of Real ID going to far when a couple of our cities become radioactive dust.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:11:46 AM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
To: billorites
Republicans, Democrats... With a few exceptions, who can tell the difference anymore? Case in point: our President, who leads the charge for utterly unsecure borders, rapidly-growing government, out-of-control spending, billions in federal handouts, and the fallacy of a smaller military being somehow better for the defense of the country...
All things that are classically liberal in both theory and practice. It's time to call a spade a spade.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:12:35 AM PDT
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU HAVE NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT. Actually, you lack even a legitimate excuse.)
To: GarySpFc
In the 1940's a large segment of the European population had a real ID tattooed on their forearms ...
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:14:03 AM PDT
by
sono
To: PeteB570
A national ID is worthless with out a national database.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:20:37 AM PDT
by
tkathy
(Tyranny breeds terrorism. Freedom breeds peace.)
To: billorites
Everytime it gets hacked will generate another patch or fix
and each time increasingly more intrusion will be required..
Good plan...
To: sono
In the 1940's a large segment of the European population had a real ID tattooed on their forearms ...
Typical fearmonger.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:24:10 AM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
To: joesnuffy
Sounds like they'll use a Windows program?
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:24:52 AM PDT
by
PeteB570
To: billorites
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:25:18 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(I have loved thee with an EVERLASTING LOVE, Jeremiah 31:3 Genesis 12:1-3)
To: PeteB570
A national ID is worthless with out a national database.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:25:23 AM PDT
by
tkathy
(Tyranny breeds terrorism. Freedom breeds peace.)
To: billorites
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:26:24 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(I have loved thee with an EVERLASTING LOVE, Jeremiah 31:3 Genesis 12:1-3)
To: billorites
There is always a problem when government punishes the innocent.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:27:53 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
To: COUNTrecount
True it creates a data base for hackers, but I'm sure technology should be able to address that. Any law-abiding citizen should have no problem with a national id. It will restrict illegals from voting, collecting benefits etc. It will also deter crime and terrorists.
To: billorites
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:32:29 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(I have loved thee with an EVERLASTING LOVE, Jeremiah 31:3 Genesis 12:1-3)
To: KenmcG414
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