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October 27, 2004
Isn?t it nice living in a Democracy?
A country where any important changes to the law of the land, especially those pertaining to the freedom of it?s own citizens, are all well thought out beforehand and properly researched then carefully debated then eventually put before the people for a vote you know, rather than implimented willy-nilly?
Just one problem - it sure isn?t this country.
(I thought was of the supposedly positive selling points of the ID card was that it was going to be a combined passport and driving license etc. If it becomes yet another plastic card -albeit one which will it be compulsory to carry with you at all times, then er... what's the point of it - when you can *already* use your passport or your driving license as ID?
Oh yes - there's all the databases you'll get put onto. The new ones that will all be able to talk to one another.
Meanwhile - seen any terrorist attacks on British soil yet? You know, the very thing that having an ID card is supposed to be help prevent? No? Neither have I. Odd that. We seem to be doing awfully well preventing terrorism without having to treat every last citizen of this country as a potential threat.
Even odder when you consider how many different things it's been sold to us as... first it was an 'entitlement card', then it was a passport/driving license replacement, then something to help keep track of incoming immigrants, a sure-fire cure for international terrorism...
Posted by groc on October 27, 2004 03:08 PM
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AUTHOR: Jeremy
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DATE: 10/28/2004 04:19:45 PM
Not that I'm saying ID cards are a good idea or anything (or would likely have stopped any of this) mind.
wibbled by: Anonymous at December 13, 2004 11:46 PM
AUTHOR: Jeremy
EMAIL: cleanskies@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 213.232.79.37
URL: http://www.alleged.org.uk/jrd
DATE: 10/28/2004 04:13:28 PM
"seen any terrorist attacks on British soil yet?"
My sisters and I are collecting them, I think. Elle was just round the corner from the Ealing bomb, Alex was across the road in Woolies when one of the London bombs went off -- and I was in town for the Oxford bomb (seeing Julian Clary -- it was behind the security cordon and therefore postponed!). Though that one was found and defused, so maybe it doesn't count.
wibbled by: Anonymous at December 13, 2004 11:46 PM