Welcome to our new overlords..."Papers Please" (national ID card passed)

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    I'm just curious how many of you have heard about our new national ID card and what your feelings are about this mess.

    National ID Card Passed

    I know I feel so much safer...
     
    mopacfan, May 11, 2005 IP
  2. jlerner

    jlerner Guest

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    It sounds very "Mark of the Beast" to me...
     
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  3. chachi

    chachi The other Jason

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    I was just listening about it on NPR. I think it is a way for the US Gov't to pay catch up. I think that people assume the gov't is more organized than they are.
     
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  4. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    I love how the Fed. government makes all of these laws/rules that the states have to follow. Yet they give the states no funding.
     
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  5. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #5
    Big Bro is alive and well. I have been watching Texas Legislature this term. One of the bills, now amended, was to have everyone have a toll tag on their car complete with transponder by January 2006. Big Bro would compare toll tags with insurance database and issue citations based on info from toll tag and database. The toll tag is to go hand to hand with the huge grab for land for Trans Texas Corridor.

    Shannon
     
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  6. paymentapprovaltooslow

    paymentapprovaltooslow Banned

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    #6
    whata whata what now? :confused: ::confused:
     
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  7. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    #7
    we have those in illinois, Smyrl.

    You pay double the toll w/o it. Which is fine w/ me.

    They could (conceivably) send me a speeding ticket based on how long it takes for me to get from one toll booth to another.
     
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  8. chachi

    chachi The other Jason

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    Sigh. All I can say is, move west. What a bunch of malarky.
     
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  9. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    My condolences. Are their other states out there doing this?

    Shannon
     
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    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    There is talk of ID cards in the UK, I guess the "war on terror" has provided a multitude of easy routes for the powers that be to justify a closer watch on all us little ants!
     
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    paymentapprovaltooslow Banned

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    The reason why you aren;t praying to mecha is because of the war on terror..foo!
     
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    Epica Well-Known Member

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    #12
    "...sounds like "Mark of the Beast" stuff...." for sure
     
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  13. GTech

    GTech Rob Jones for President!

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    Where I live in Texas (and I think we're in the same TIP OF TEXAS Smyrl) we don't even have toll roads. Just a lot of farm-to-market roads.

    I don't mind the National ID. It was bound to happen sooner or later. But I miss my green military ID.
     
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    jbw Peon

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    Have any of your read http://www.unrealid.com/index.html ?

    Is this type of legislation a good thing? If so why would they need to slip it into another bill like this?
     
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  15. noppid

    noppid gunnin' for the quota

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    #15
    Why don't we tattoo bar codes on kids as soon as they are born too?

    Maybe get the adults too. A tattoo right above the wrist.

    Yeah, that's a good idea! :/
     
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    mopacfan Peon

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    Tattoos are old fashioned. They should be "chipped" just like pets. So the RFID can tell any scanner close by who you are. Kinda like Minority Report.
     
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    palespyder Psycho Ninja

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    The we change our whole commerce system to work from that chip, access to your bank account, home computer, everything can be accessed by the government ;) Anyone else getting a "freedom without freedom" kinda feeling ;)
     
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #18
    I split my time between Midland and Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas. Current plans are to put a toll viable 69 Relief Route West of Jacksonville. If this goes in it will be limited access, meaning you could only enter at North and South ends on US 69 highway 175 and at a couple of farm to market roads. There will be no commercialization (food and gas facilities) along route other than those contracted out as political plumbs in center median. If route crosses your farm you will not be able to cross the road to get to farmland on other side without driving to one of the access points. Corridor watch map http://www.corridorwatch.org/ttc/map2002junepriority.htm shows we may have a corrridor just North of our town from Louisiana border to Dallas, and I69 going just East of town. (Map referenced does not show latest I69 route.) Dallas is breathing down our nect to put in a reservoir on Neches River just west of here.

    The toll tag issue is addressed in HB 2893.

    I realize Texas has tremendous problems with un-insurred motorists but original versioin of bill went way too far in my estimation.

    Shannon
     
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    Design Agent Peon

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    They do this on the motorways in France already
     
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    And the reason i am not praying to Mecca is - Im NOT muslim.

    Muslims are NOT trying to invade the UK or US for that matter.
     
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