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To: Cypherpunks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:09:26 -0500
Dave Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And how many americans have a passport,and carry one for identif
Right, just because your Passport or driver's license expired, doesn't
mean that you got any younger and therefore shouldn't drink.
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 10:09:26AM -0500, Riad S. Wahby wrote:
> Dave Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > And how many americans have a passport,and carry one for identification
> > purposes?
>
> Probably not all that many.
>
> Tangentially, I was once told that, at least in Massachusetts liquor
Dave Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And how many americans have a passport,and carry one for identification
> purposes?
Probably not all that many.
Tangentially, I was once told that, at least in Massachusetts liquor
stores, even an _expired_ passport was useful identification. Can
anyone co
Riad S. Wahby wrote:
...except (ta-d) the passport, which is universally accepted by
liquor stores AFAICT.
And how many americans have a passport,and carry one for identification
purposes?
Dave Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Few liquor stores (for example) accept anything else.
...except (ta-d) the passport, which is universally accepted by
liquor stores AFAICT.
Imagine that. An _actual_ document of identification being used for
approximately the correct purpose.
--
Riad
J.A. Terranson wrote:
Which of course neatly sidesteps the issue that a DRIVERS LICENSE is
not "identification", it is proof you have some minimum competency to
operate a motor vehicle...
IIRC, several states have taken to issuing a "no compentency" driving
licence (ie, the area that says what that
> In both houses, the legislation is geared to respond to numerous
> recommendations made by the Sept. 11 commission. For years before the
> terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, law enforcement officials, especially
> those concerned with identity theft, argued that the states should have
> more r
<http://nytimes.com/2004/10/11/politics/11identity.html?pagewanted=print&position=>
The New York Times
October 11, 2004
Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses
By MATTHEW L. WALD
ASHINGTON, Oct. 10 - Following a recommendation of the Sept. 11 commission,
the H
