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Americans are resistant to national identification and registration schemes jberryhill Nov 2012 #1
I'm not --please don't speak for all Americans CreekDog Nov 2012 #5
As you well know... jberryhill Nov 2012 #6
where did he claim to be speaking for ALL Americans...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #13
When he said "Americans are resistant to national identification" CreekDog Nov 2012 #14
there are Americans for which that is true. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #16
he meant it as representative of Americans CreekDog Nov 2012 #18
'Americans are resistant to gun control' is also a true statement. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #19
please don't speak for Americans again CreekDog Nov 2012 #20
Americans want me to speak for them jberryhill Nov 2012 #24
ergo you would fall into the category of people who aren't. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #25
Americans re-elected Obama jberryhill Nov 2012 #21
They need to make a choice then gollygee Nov 2012 #9
Except for SS #s, you mean? nt Romulox Nov 2012 #10
SSN is not a national identication number jberryhill Nov 2012 #22
My first SS card, and all those that preceded it, had "Not to be used as identification" printed Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #27
Tell it to your credit card company or your local DMV. It is a de facto national id. Romulox Nov 2012 #29
and that "de facto" use causes a lot of problems BECAUSE it is not a national ID jberryhill Nov 2012 #32
Unless new laws are passed, you will be required to present your SS card to renew your license Romulox Nov 2012 #34
It isn't necessary. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #2
And this will be forced on all of us, even those in States without 'voter id laws'? Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #3
And make it free! 53tammy Nov 2012 #4
Not all people will have access to the records necessary to obtain an 'ID' peace13 Nov 2012 #7
There doesn't need to be anything on the card except the name and a number. They did shraby Nov 2012 #8
+1 53tammy Nov 2012 #15
Let me get this straight ..... peace13 Nov 2012 #17
People don't have to "apply" The government knows who is a citizen and on that citizen's 18th shraby Nov 2012 #26
The US federal government does not know who is a citizen jberryhill Nov 2012 #28
Just make it one ID: a SS card with a pic! ananda Nov 2012 #11
Non citizens have social security numbers jberryhill Nov 2012 #23
It wouldn't be that hard to add a line 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #31
How about....NO. nt LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #12
I've been informed that this is literally impossible 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #30
There is no voter fraud. SoonerPride Nov 2012 #33
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