In New Mexico they have made a deiberate decision that they would prefer people meet the traffic laws regardless of immigration status. I think that we as a state should be able to make that decision, and I think that regardless of what personal hassle if any this may mean for me.
Dana On 5/9/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My understanding is the Drivers licenses issued in California either meet or > come close to meeting the federal standards already. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 6:33 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Amerikanski, show me your papers! > > So, you won't even know when your ID information is being read. You > won't even know your information is being given out.These were the > huge fears about the system, and why it previously failed to pass. > AFAIK, these issues have not been addressed. > > Does anyone know whether ID cards in the UK are like this? We have ID > cards in Trinidad, but they are physical cards that must be shown just > a like a driver's license that we get from..well..as soon as we are > old enough. It is not electronic, it can't be read electronically. If > something requires two forms of identification you are free to use > that, your driver's license, or your passport. > > Good luck Amerikanskis...(0_0) > > "News.com is running a story about the RealID Card legislation that's > been attached to emergency military spending bills to ensure its > passage. How soon does everyone think this system will be abused > either by the government or by thieves ? The worst part is the > completely machine-readable/automatic nature of the thing -- you might > not even know you're giving your information away." > > From the article: > "Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United > States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an > airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or > take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, > your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal > standards." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156738 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
