Comments on: ‘That’s Some Catch, That Catch-22.’ ‘It’s The Best There Is’

By: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:06:31 +0000

If we lose another election the way we lost the last two

Do we really have to loose another election to voting fraud before Congress addresses this real problem?

Congress won’t fix it then, either, because the congress will be totally under the thumb of the unitary executive.

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:31:44 +0000

Good point!

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:01:29 +0000

Julia upstairs on some of the men behind McCain’s curtain

By: TheOtherWA

TheOtherWA — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:56:19 +0000

Actually, Obama has released a copy of his birth certificate, but the wingnuts claim it’s forged. Ha! Something about the kerning, I’m sure. ;)

They’re desperate and it shows.

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:55:53 +0000

And they tend to charge an amount for those IDs that may be small change to many of us but is a significant amount for someone on a fixed or non-existent income.

A form of a “poll” tax if you will

By: nonplussed

nonplussed — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:55:09 +0000

I was at Dallas Love Field and was going through Security and they asked for Photo ID & feeling obnoxious, I produced my VA card. It actually should meet the requirements IMO, after all, it is issued by the US Govt. They, of course, refused it. While I was digging for my TX ID card, I pulled out my Visa card, which had my picture on it. The security person accepted that. To say I was stunned is a gross understatement…

By: LindaR

LindaR — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:54:30 +0000

I’ll tell you one thing they’ll make sure he’s able to do: pay taxes.

Oh, and maybe “die for his country”

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:52:31 +0000

The wingtards are now making a big to-do about Obama refusing to show them his birth certificate, passport, etc. to establish that he was actually born in the US! I don’t recall that Bush was ever required to show ALL his Federal records. I suspect it would have been very interesting to see how many visits he took to Central America (and where) in the 1970’s.

I recall that when I lost my prior passport in the US all I had to do was submit a new form. Because I was still resident at the same address I don’t recall any need to demonstrate any identification. So perhaps that’s the starter for Eric…apply for a replacement passport. They already have your SSI# on file, as well as a file photo and your signature. You may have to submit new photos (that look like your old ones as much as possible).

Also hunt around for some old expired passports.

One more point…never carry or put all your ids in one place…both to avoid collective loss due to disaster or theft, but also to prevent identity theft.

By: Sachem

Sachem — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:52:01 +0000

Those caught in this predicament should be allowed to file a non-existent persons form with the IRS and be considered exempt from Federal Taxes until the government can figure out how to dislodge its cranium from the proverbial posterior orifice.

By: hackworth

hackworth — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:51:08 +0000

Not to undermine the topic – there is definitely a major Republican effort to disenfranchise any opposition party voters and more (displacement of New Orleans’ poor and low income residents, for example) – but, IIRC it may be possible for someone with a recent or bonafide birth certificate to obtain a State ID card.