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Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law
From: Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:01:31 +0000 (GMT)
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Dennis Henderson wrote:
In the US:Buy a beer I can't remember the last time I bought a beer and was asked to show an ID. I'm pretty sure I never have been. All I've ever been asked for is a couple of pounds cash.There are now state-by-state laws that require presentation of ID for alcohol purchases up to 27 years old. The legal limit is still 21, but Missouri will card people even if they look older.
But 21 year olds, are legally adults. Why can't they buy a beer? I agree, it's wrong to allow children to buy things like alcohol and cigarettes, but aren't you going over the top there?
Every time you purchase alcohol, the cashier enters your Birthday, or what they think is your Birthday in the register. My comments only apply to Missouri.Buy Cigarettes I don't smoke, so I can't be sure, but I don't think I'd be asked for ID.Ditto above for cigs.Buy allergy medicationOur soon-to-be-former-senator Talent introduced a bill that was passed requiring over the counter medications that contain pseudoephedrine to be logged and you have to register in a national database to do so. Its supposed to counter the cheap production of methamphetamine. Funny thing, tho, demand for sudafed actually went up in 2006.....
Again, I'm a bit baffled. Either something is a prescription drug only, in which case you have a doctor's prescription for it, and it's a controlled substance, or else it's in the same class as aspirin, and anyone can buy it without needing anything.
If it's a non-prescription drug, you just buy it in Boots, or any othersimilar shop.These kind of meds are now called behind-the-counter, instead of over the counter.Do anything financially Mostly, I use cash, and I don't get asked for ID. When I use a credit card, I don't get asked for ID, unless you could the card itself.The US is moving very quickly towards a cashless society.Claim winnings I've never won anything, because I'm not a gambler.<eyes roll>
Snake eyes, presumably.
If all the above needs ID in your country, then you have a real problem! Which country is this? U.S.A. So to the Dude's comments, I too agree that a national ID card is not so far away in the US, given all the things that we already have to coff up ID for.
I'd look at this the other way round. You shouldn't be thinking in terms of a national ID card, you should be thinking in terms of rolling back the stuff you listed. Having said that, our government keeps talking about a National ID card. Apparently, that would have stopped four British citizens from blowing themselves up on the underground in July 7, 2005. Or maybe it would have made it possible for us to work out who they were after it had happened, a bit more quickly? _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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- [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Fergie (Dec 13)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Dude Van Winkle (Dec 14)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Drsolly (Dec 15)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Dennis Henderson (Dec 15)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Drsolly (Dec 15)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Brian Loe (Dec 15)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Drsolly (Dec 15)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law Dude Van Winkle (Dec 14)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Card Law David Lodge (Dec 16)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dr. Neal Krawetz (Dec 17)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dennis Henderson (Dec 18)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dr. Neal Krawetz (Dec 18)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dennis Henderson (Dec 19)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID David Lodge (Dec 19)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dennis Henderson (Dec 19)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Dude Van Winkle (Dec 19)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of National ID Valdis . Kletnieks (Dec 20)