[auntdot]

I see, so we should have a law that says Amish can avoid having their pictures taken but Muslims cannot?

This is not about some Amish guy.

This is about defending our borders.

And as soon as you allow someone to come in without a picture you are setting a precedent that will permit anyone, repeat anyone, to come into our country without necessary identification, merely because he/she declares religious freedom.

[Possenti]

That's ridiculous. Do you really think a picture of a person will stop them from commiting a terrorist act?

(Terrorist thinking to himself): Oh crap - they have a picture of me now. I guess I can't blow anything up.

Do you think gun control "reduces crime" too?

[Oztrich Boy]

And as soon as you allow someone to come in without a picture you are setting a precedent that will permit anyone, repeat anyone, to come into our country without necessary identification, merely because he/she declares religious freedom

Right someone is not allowed to cross the Canadian border without photo-identification, while people crossing the Mexican border will be given photo-identification after the event.

[templar]

And as soon as you allow someone to come in without a picture you are setting a precedent that will permit anyone, repeat anyone, to come into our country without necessary identification, merely because he/she declares religious freedom.

Yeeah, you're probably right. Terrorists will just have to content themselves with walking across the border from Mexico.