> Has anyone explained how this actually protects the waterways? > We already have driver licence ID but does that stop drunk drivers and > drivers with licence suspended from driving around. NO!
What they are seeking is 100% assurance that the person with the ID is indeed the actual person, that they have previously been checked out by security authorities and had their citizenship status triple checked, and then that this ultra certification is biometricaly linked to the human body presenting the ID. The best predictors for where this is heading can be found in science fiction novels and movies. But it is not just USCG licenses. State drivers licenses have to have hard proof of citizenship upon renewal or a person, at best, will be issued a limited value license good only for driving, but not sufficient for entering a Federal Government building or boarding an airliner - or denied a license or state ID altogether. Many elderly people in nursing homes are unable to manage the process of proving their citizenship, with all the official documentation that requires them to produce, or to get reissued. And social workers at such facilities are overwhelmed by basic issues on the best of day and can provide little assistance on this matter. But w/o new ID's (whether drivers or the alternative state ID-only licenses) they can be denied voting privileges in states which require "voter ID". _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
