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Thanks for the ping! My stance has not changed significantly. I have spent a fair amount of time at http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm , and discussed this with some associates. The increased security is a good thing. The deference on changing a civil violation to a criminal felony is likewise a good thing. My justification for this is based upon interstate travel and work as a US citizen. I work in states (and countries) other than my state of permanent residence. I may stay in another state (or country) for more than 90 days. Each state (and many countries) have different requirements for declaring residency. For example, I traveled from Texas to Virginia and stayed in an extended stay apartment; paying a monthly lease for 6 months. I had my corporate office forward mail to the extended stay. I did not file a change of address for my personal mail, since I still maintained a homestead in Texas; and my payroll was mailed to/direct deposited in Texas. While in Virginia, I committed the high felony of receiving a parking citation for the rental car. It turns out that Avis showed the address of the extended stay on the contract. Long story short, I could not pay the citation in person, since I did not have a Virginia ID.

This is not the end of the republic. Anyone calling for violent uprising is not a patriot; furthermore they are a pariah to be shunned. Twenty years after President Reagan persuaded congress to act, the political and economic environment has changed. So be it. Our great republic was built upon a solid foundation. I have confidence that no single man, committee, or demonstration will bring this great country to ruin.

"This is not the end of the republic. This is not the end of the republic. Anyone calling for violent uprising is not a patriot"
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On what grounds do you justify your claim? Your stance is basically the same as a Loyalist during the American Revolution who essentially said the same thing as you. Our Founding Fathers were considered outlaws and pariahs and would have been hanged for treason had their cause not succeeded. The Declaration of Independence does indeed say that governments should not be changed for light and transient causes, but it also says that it is the duty of the people to alter or abolish it, if it becomes destructive of its purpose. If the people feel that their government is destructive of its purpose, they most certainly do have a right to alter or abolish it. Pray that it never has to happen, but it is one of the sovereign rights retained by the people.

have confidence that no single man, committee, or demonstration will bring this great country to ruin.

No, America is dying a death by a thousand cuts instead of a single one. The country's infrastructure has been sold off to foreign governments. The country's wage earners are being over come by foreign invaders. The country's property ranchers, farmers, miners, timber men and fishermen have their livelihoods destroyed by treaties with internationalist institutions forcing "sustainable development" restrictions on the used of private property and natural resources so that transnational corporations can exploit cheap labor and lax rules abroad.

No, it isn't 1 man, it is millions of foreign bureaucrats, millions of illegal entrants,corporatists and sellouts who are accomplishing their goal.