On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 04:13:23PM -0600, Jim Choate wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Duncan Frissell wrote: > > > Americans and their Drivers Licenses. There's something funny about > > them. > > > > ************** > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A32717-2001Nov2?language=printer > > > > "States Devising Plan for High-Tech National Identification Cards > > > > By Robert O'Harrow Jr. > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Saturday, November 3, 2001; Page A10 > > > > State motor vehicle authorities are working on a plan to create a > > national identification system for individuals that would link all > > driver databases and employ high-tech cards with a fingerprint, computer > > chip or other unique identifier." > > Fortunately it will be found unconstitutional, states can't make treaties > and such between themselves. > > Section. 10. [...] > No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of > Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into > any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign > Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such > imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
I guess it wouldn't be unconstitutional if Congress approves it... Or does this not count as an "Agreement or Compact with another State"? Somehow it reads that way to me. -- Michael A. Gurski (opt. [firstname].)[lastname]@pobox.com Hail Eris! -><- All Hail Discordia! O- http://www.pobox.com/~[lastname] 1024/39B5BADD PGP:3493 A994 B159 48B7 1757 1E4E 6256 4570 1024D/1166213E GPG: 628F 37A4 62AF 1475 45DB AD81 ADC9 E606 1166 213E My opinions are mine alone, even if you should be sharing them.
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