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National ID Card

One day recently as I was on my way home on the DART train, I stumbled across a political magazine entitled "EndTime" which was left on the seat.  Judging by the Christian cross emblem which was used for the letter "T" in the title, I figured there should be something interesting in there, even if I disagree with it.

The first article I perused was written by the editor-in-chief, Irvin Baxter, Jr. and it dealt with the topic of national security without a National ID.  His main point was that we have gotten along for 230 years without a national ID card, so why do we need one now?  I loved his point asking the question of 'Do Americans really want a national database where information on every citizen can be pulled up with the click of a mouse?'

I think we all agree that our number one national security problem is border security (or lack thereof).  Baxter's explains "With the onset of globalism and one-worldism, borders have become virtually meaningless."  I couldn't agree more. 

Isreal does a good job of protecting their border with a 450 mile fence and a dirt road running adjacent.  I know, I know, our border is something like 2000 miles, but if Israel, a nation of 6 million people, can protect their 450 mile border, can't we, a nation of 300 million, protect our 2000 mile border with a similar type of structure?  It has to be better than what we have now, which isn't much.

Apparently, the government's plan with the National ID card, which requires a number by the way, is to monitor and control us with computers.  We must give our Social Security number in order to get our National ID.  Going forward, if we do not have our National ID, or our existing ID is unacceptable, we will not be able to board a plane or open a bank account!  Hmm.

Published Thursday, July 13, 2006 6:28 PM by sycknjdrumr

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nameht said:

I would say we got along for 150 years without a ID card.  As soon as large scale welfare programs went into place, the govt needed a way to track beneficiaries... and more importantly, people paying those recipients.  But why did we get along without a National ID Card for more than 230 years?  For the majority of that 230, we were not out trying to rule the world, picking fights all over the place.  
July 14, 2006 1:36 PM
 

nameht said:

Have you checked out http://weneedafence.com/?

They have a plan and cost estimates for building a Israel style wall across both borders.
July 14, 2006 1:39 PM
 

sycknjdrumr said:

I love the illustration of the proposed structure.  The barbed wire placed in front the ditch is a good idea.  Otherwise what's to stop a few guys from rolling up to the ditch in a pickup truck, lay down a few thick planks from the back of the truck across the ditch, and then attempt to mow down the fence?

Also, I wonder how many border patrol monitoring stations would be needed for this setup? One every x number of miles?
July 14, 2006 7:49 PM

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