Comments on: National ID sneaked through

By: garym

garym — Thu, 12 May 2005 13:40:49 +0000

You aren't required to have an ID at all -- if you don't want to drive, or get on an airplane, or work for a living.

But even if you throw it out, the law turns the Department of Homeland Security into a gestapo outside the reach of the law.

Sec. 102 (c) (1):

(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.

So if Homeland Security wants to just force people out of their houses and tear them down (not necessarily in that order), it can. Constitutional challenges are still permitted, but only if filed within 60 days.

By: garym

garym — Thu, 12 May 2005 12:40:49 +0000

You aren't required to have an ID at all -- if you don't want to drive, or get on an airplane, or work for a living.

But even if you throw it out, the law turns the Department of Homeland Security into a gestapo outside the reach of the law.

Sec. 102 (c) (1):

(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 11 May 2005 23:35:00 +0000

So is it going to be illegal for me to demagnetize this thing, or zap it for a few seconds in the microwave to fry any chips in it?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 11 May 2005 22:35:00 +0000

So is it going to be illegal for me to demagnetize this thing, or zap it for a few seconds in the microwave to fry any chips in it?