At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM: > > I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an > > MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law > > enforcement and want my own recording of the event. > > > > Ray writes: > > I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border > > Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an > > officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had > > never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I > > "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A > > note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next > > time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the > > mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four > > weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general, > > people have been fantastically helpful and friendly. > > > > A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID? > >In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without >an ID. Not even standing in your back yard? So you have to carry your wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can late at night? -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
