Comments on: National ID card still a bad idea http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/ Where experience, logic and ideas trump political correctness and the status quo every time Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:28:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: FrankC http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-13783 FrankC Mon, 03 May 2010 12:57:29 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-13783 This is another typical Liberal idea. It's proposed as a "benefit" to national security, but is really a step toward requiring citizens to be registered so the government can keep track of them and determine who is or is not eligible for a variety of government benefits. Politicians have a history of re-naming bad legislation to make it more acceptable, or they use excuses like "national security, child welfare, anti-crime, etc." If the people of this country oppose this by the 60% - 40% majority appearing in most polls, we are in trouble. That's about the same as the opposition to Healthcare, and it got shoved down our throats by the Democrats. There is nothing good or beneficial about a national id card. This is another typical Liberal idea. It’s proposed as a “benefit” to national security, but is really a step toward requiring citizens to be registered so the government can keep track of them and determine who is or is not eligible for a variety of government benefits. Politicians have a history of re-naming bad legislation to make it more acceptable, or they use excuses like “national security, child welfare, anti-crime, etc.” If the people of this country oppose this by the 60% – 40% majority appearing in most polls, we are in trouble. That’s about the same as the opposition to Healthcare, and it got shoved down our throats by the Democrats. There is nothing good or beneficial about a national id card.

]]> By: Nathan Eddy http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 Nathan Eddy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:27:50 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-10711 As I see it, they already require everyone to have a Passport or North American ID Card to cross the border. How about giving everyone in America a Free Passport except those paranoid few who don't want one. Maybe we can create Special State Passports for eccentric State Righters. There is perhaps no more fundamental right than for the citizens of a country, however unpatriotic it may sound, than to be allowed to vote with their feet completely free of charge. As I see it, they already require everyone to have a Passport or North American ID Card to cross the border. How about giving everyone in America a Free Passport except those paranoid few who don’t want one. Maybe we can create Special State Passports for eccentric State Righters.
There is perhaps no more fundamental right than for the citizens of a country, however unpatriotic it may sound, than to be allowed to vote with their feet completely free of charge.

]]> By: Tommy L Dees http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-7941 Tommy L Dees Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:57:27 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-7941 Mark wake up and smell the Coffee Mark wake up and smell the Coffee

]]> By: Tommy L Dees http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-7940 Tommy L Dees Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:56:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-7940 We the People need to stand up for Or rights ...no matter what we have to do We the People need to stand up for Or rights …no matter what we have to do

]]> By: dee http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6237 dee Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:28:49 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-6237 In regards to RonnieP's comment: go to youtube and search IBM commerical. Find the one about the man shopping in the grocery store. This has been the "way" in Europe for over three yrs now. People can stick their heads in the sand all they want, its coming. RonnieP August 10th, 2009 6:33 pm Can they at least implant the “chip” with all the info in my neck? I hate to have to carry one more thing in my purse. Then we could all be scanned like we’re at the grocery store. In regards to RonnieP’s comment: go to youtube and search IBM commerical. Find the one about the man shopping in the grocery store. This has been the “way” in Europe for over three yrs now. People can stick their heads in the sand all they want, its coming.

RonnieP

August 10th, 2009
6:33 pm
Can they at least implant the “chip” with all the info in my neck? I hate to have to carry one more thing in my purse. Then we could all be scanned like we’re at the grocery store.

]]> By: dee http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6236 dee Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:20 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-6236 Whats more disconcerting to me than the national healthcare id card proposed on page 58 of the HR3200 bill is further down on pages 1000-1006... a proposal for the implementation of a "National Tracking Registry" which includes: Class 2 Medical Implantable Devices" How many of our U.S. citizens are even aware that in 2005 the F.D.A. approved R.F.I.D. human implantable chips as "Class 2 medical devices"? Tommy Thompsom who helped push that thru in 05 while serving as Secretary of HHR now ironically is a large shareholder of Verichip. Learn More on their own websites. Verichip.org and Digitalangel.com Whats more disconcerting to me than the national healthcare id card proposed on page 58 of the HR3200 bill is further down on pages 1000-1006… a proposal for the implementation of a “National Tracking Registry” which includes: Class 2 Medical Implantable Devices” How many of our U.S. citizens are even aware that in 2005 the F.D.A. approved R.F.I.D. human implantable chips as “Class 2 medical devices”? Tommy Thompsom who helped push that thru in 05 while serving as Secretary of HHR now ironically is a large shareholder of Verichip. Learn More on their own websites. Verichip.org and Digitalangel.com

]]> By: Bill Sykes http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5988 Bill Sykes Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:13:09 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-5988 You know, why don't we all just put our hands in the air and give the government everything? Because even if we give everything we have, the only way that their can be "national security" is if we get every nation to dismantle all of their nukes. You know, why don’t we all just put our hands in the air and give the government everything? Because even if we give everything we have, the only way that their can be “national security” is if we get every nation to dismantle all of their nukes.

]]> By: Mark Robinson http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 Mark Robinson Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:53:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-5986 this Id will benefit the USA this Id will benefit the USA

]]> By: Irvin Baxter http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-4921 Irvin Baxter Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:37:12 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-4921 Reply to Mother Faulkner, I'm sure you're right. If Mr. Barr takes the Bible seriously, that is the heights of stupidity. The hundreds of millions that take the Bible seriously? Absolute ignoramuses! Almost all of our founding fathers took the Bible seriously and founded our country on its laws. What idiots! Don't ever trust a person who believes the Bible and what it says about the mark of the beast! (Tongue in cheek) Reply to Mother Faulkner,
I’m sure you’re right. If Mr. Barr takes the Bible seriously, that is the heights of stupidity. The hundreds of millions that take the Bible seriously? Absolute ignoramuses! Almost all of our founding fathers took the Bible seriously and founded our country on its laws. What idiots! Don’t ever trust a person who believes the Bible and what it says about the mark of the beast! (Tongue in cheek)

]]> By: Eric http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/10/national-id-card-still-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 Eric Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:51:30 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=460#comment-4121 The loss of personal freedom is so obvious: can't opt-out to Big Brother. The loss of personal freedom is so obvious: can’t opt-out to Big Brother.

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