[Lloyd227]

Sounds like they may have found somewhat reasonable middle ground. I'm sure DennisW will be along any time now to rant about 'losertarians' and their concern for the rights of the citizens, but that's ok..... debate keeps us honest right?

[Shermy]

On the privacy issues, Bush proposed this week in his homeland security strategy that states be encouraged to develop uniform rules for issuing drivers' licenses as an anti-terrorism measure. To many conservatives and civil libertarians, that sounded too much like a national identification card that the government could use to track Americans.

Armey flatly rejected that notion, saying, "Authority to design and issue these cards shall remain with the states."

Though I have some agreement on some of the issues, the standardized licenses are a good idea. Why shouldn't they have same "standards"? "To track Americans"? They can do that now with driver's licenses, that's simply misleading rhetoric.

I suspect the immigration and transportation lobbies are behind this, dividing the states, and buying out state governments, like buying out Tennessee to loosely issue Driver's licenses on suspect documents.

[Black Agnes]

ping!

[Nuke'm Glowing]

"Privacy Officer"????

Does this not sound like a Orwellian term. The Department of Peace and Privacy is here to protect you. Please refrain from resistance. I think I'm going to barf.

[Tasha]

Yep, I hope they will find some middleground. I'm going to tell you a true story about a man, a good friend of my father. He did two years in Vietnam on his own request, had plenty of medals and anyone who knows him would say he is a great American hero. The only problem is that my father's friend hates Republicans. The only Republican friend he can talk to for real is my father.
He owns a huge restaurant, and one time he threw a big party for Newt Gingrich. He raised funds for Newt, and he pretended that he was a good friend of the Republicans. And when asked by my father, "Why are you giving money to the Republicans and advising them?" he said, "If we wouldn't set them on a wild goose chase, these morons would stay in power for a long time. That way, I try to give them the most idiotic ideas and some of them grab them and run with them and in the end they will lose. This is a sure way to get rid of the Republican regime."
It sometimes appears to me that maybe my father's friend is giving advice to some Republicans.

[APBaer]

"Other Democrats raised questions about language in the bill that they said could protect technology companies involved in certain kinds of anti-terrorism work from lawsuits."

You mean like shooting down American missionaries in South America?

[Red Jones]

too bad these honest republicans in the house like armey don't rule the republican party.