Posted on 11/22/2006 9:59:23 AM PST by chemicalman
Travelers returning from abroad aren't the only people who will need to be carrying passports beginning January eighth.
Deep-sea fishermen who go more than 60 miles into the Gulf of Mexico will need them, too.
Postal Service employee James Coleman says that last month, he issued about 40 passports a day. The previous month, he had issued 40 passports over the whole month.
It's all part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Colemany says the biggest hitch has been people who don't realize they need a birth certificate with an official government stamp.
All members of a family will be required to have a passport - including infants.
You should need a Passport to visit Austin Texas (or California)
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The government has a hard time tracking illegals now. Think the passports would help them find them easier, or is it just another "law" the government is putting in the books to make money off of all us rich Americans?
My girlfriend went on a cruise this week and she had to get one. Don't know if it was necessary, or not.
You totally missed my point and question. I'm curious what the penalty will be for not having a passport, for we "legals". I REALIZE aliens don't have them. I won't be surprised if they are harder on all of us than them. Do these regulations change alien entry provisions? Unintended, or possibly intended consequences, you know. Happy Thanksgiving.
There it is.
My guess at the penalty is that they won't let you go home until you are verified citizen.
Why can't the gov. take care of the situation as it is now before throwing in all kinds of laws, regs., etc. I think they are looking to make money off of folks buying passports.
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