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Old 03-24-2010, 09:32 AM  
Martin
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Originally Posted by Probono View Post
The reality is many countries already have a national ID card, some even have a database of them, others just issue them and have a paper record.

Still in the US people have a unhealthy fear of their government, something common in dictatorships more than in other republics.

Just an observation from outside the borders.
Governments have kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured, murdered more people then any other group in the history of mankind. You call it unhealthy to have a fear toward Governments? We've had it good in the western world for a long time, but it's foolish to think it couldn't happen here. Why couldn't it? Look at the way things are heading now. Most people forget laws are passed to protect the people from the state, but more and more laws are being passed to protect the state from people. This is just another step in the WRONG direction.
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