National, State, and Local
Ok. The Federal Government is telling the States that they can't issue driver's licenses without several forms of I.D. being verified. The States (some) are telling the Federal Government to shove it, they are not in the business of citizenship verification. They only want to know if the person behind the wheel can parallel park or not. Sounds like one for the Supreme Court. Any bets on how they will rule? This is nothing but a National I.D. Card, so if the Feds want one then they should pay for it and issue it.
Mark it on the calendar, Red Dog actually agrees with the Guv'ner. The $100 million windfall from the MCI settlement should not become part of the general revenue for the Legislature to spend. Pay back the $50 million raided from MDOT and pay off the damn Beef Plant. Then go back and fully fund MAEP. The Special Session will be next week, let's hope those clowns can get their act together.
Red Dog doesn't mind providing a forum to discuss local issues, I just don't have the desire to deal with mayor bodyguards, or trying to find out who Local Reflector is, or worry over the local press. If you want to make a point for discussion, there are a couple of ways to do it. One, use the comments section under any topic, anyone can comment there and I will take those that are important and open them up as a topic with one of my posts. The other way is to use the "E-mail Me" link on the right side and send me your comments. I offer this to anyone who wants to post a topic to generate discussion. Two rules apply, I determine what ultimately gets posted from the e-mail and I will never divulge your e-mail address. I will use something like "Guest Writer Comments". For those of you having withdrawal from the more local blog, start one of your own, I'm sure Local Reflector will help you and I will help publicize your blog in anyway I can.
I will be back Monday, keep the discussions going. If I get a chance, (and hopefully a computer) I will try to at least provide Red Dog's Fleas of the Week (actually the last two weeks) by the weekend.
Remember: Big Dogs eat first, but little dogs get to bury the bone.
posted by Red Dog @ 8:23 PM
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I couldn't agree with you more about forcing the DMV to make what is essentially a national ID. Now that I live in the DC metro area, let me tell you something about red tape---the whole city is tangled in it. Maybe that's why the traffic is so horrendous :) Seriously it is not unusual in the state of Maryland for a person to take a PAID day off from work to go handle business at the DMV (or MVA as they call it here). Employeers just understand and expect that it will take a day to get anything done. It's treated very much like jury duty. Everyone knows that the MVA = 4 hours of your time for something as trivial as a license renewal. Plan to spend the whole day if you want your car tags which are also handled at the MVA rather than at the courthouse as in Greenville. The MVA is a model of inefficiency and rudeness and that's just with them handling the basics. Can you imagine how long the lines will be if all this national ID nonsense is implemented?? The outside of the MVA will look like an opening day for Star Wars with people camped out on the sidewalk.
So at least here in the nation's capital, getting your drivers license is a big enough hassle already; don't complicate my day even further with this McCarthy-esque tactic to increase our security.
Also, the last time I checked, I was an American. I don't want my every move tracked. I don't want my whole life sitting in any more databases than it is right now. I feel as though the government is taking away all my freedoms in order to "protect" them.
National ID cards will not stop illegal immigrants from coming in...it's just another example of Big Brother watching us in the Bush administration.
So, in conclusion, boo on ID cards.
Have a great weekend!!
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