National ID Cards weighed by Congress

MSNBC.com ^ | 9/18/01 | Tom Curry

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[Storm Orphan]

National ID? No. No. No. No. No.

Not now. Not later. Not never.

Nyet, nein, non.

Am I making myself clear? Did I mention the guns?

[OWK]

Dear Congress,

Let the evil bastards who perpetrated this act suffer the consequences. Not the liberty of Americans.

[ThinkDifferent]

"Your papers, citizen?" Sorry, don't think so.

[Lizavetta]

And I'm sure that these national ID cards will NEVER be abused by government and they'll NEVER be used to TRACK citizens, but above all they'll NEVER be counterfeited like driver's licenses and social security cards.

Right.

[Publius]

With the advent of the Digital Angel, they will simply scan your chip at every street corner without your knowledge. No need for an ID card.

[HennepinPrisoner]

Let the evil bastards who perpetrated this act suffer the consequences. Not the liberty of Americans.

Exactly. First it's the ID card and then we will have to submit DNA samples.

Nyet. No. Non.

[isthisnickcool]

DA is DOA, does not workie.

[StriperSniper]

House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt told Fox News, “What kind of identity cards would we make citizens and others carry?

Don't even think about it you little Richard.

[meta]

People will soon be easy to identify with or without cards.
We're tagged by our faces, fingers, and DNA.
Libertarian strategists need to keep their eyes on the technology trends
in choosing their battles.

[jbg]

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

[45Auto]

There's only two things that the Congress does gleefully: spend more tax dollars and further infringe the Bill of Rights. Just what the hell good is this national identity card going to do to lessen the peril of terrorism? Better a National CCW reciprocity law, or, indeed, a National Right to Carry Act.

[meta]

Security through Freedom! (a call for ideas)

[nevergore]

My national ID card would be the .45 I have strapped to my hip.....

NeverGore

[AppyPappy]

The terrorists bomb us so WE lose our rights???

[monkeywrench]

I like the way he says "Make". What was it La Pierre (sic) of the NRA said about clinton? Seems they all need a certain amount of violence to further their agenda.

[RetiredArmy]

Sorry. Lost mine. My wife washed it. My dog ate it. I did not get one. Didn't know you had to have one. I am too old for one. I am too young for one.

Just practicing my answers.