I have to say that I have been following the debate on the Patriot Act on C-SPAN and have been very impressed with the testimony of the ACLU.
Dana On 5/8/05, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do what I did a few years back. Join the ACLU: > > http://www.aclu.org > > (a ColdFusion site, by the way). > > It doesn't matter whether you're conservative, liberal, or all over the > political map. The bottom line is that they are the *only* resource with > any power that will come to your aid when you are on the side of the > Constitution and the big boys are stepping all over it (and you, too). > > They've had their hands full since 9/11 trying to prevent abuses in the name > of "feel-good" yet illegal (and entirely ineffective) legislation being > passed, and they need our help to try to fight this legislation that makes > us vulnerable to attacks from our own government. > > I highly encourage all of you to join today, right now. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vivec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 9:32 AM > Subject: Amerikanski, show me your papers! > > > So, you won't even know when your ID information is being read. You > > won't even know your information is being given out.These were the > > huge fears about the system, and why it previously failed to pass. > > AFAIK, these issues have not been addressed. > > > > Does anyone know whether ID cards in the UK are like this? We have ID > > cards in Trinidad, but they are physical cards that must be shown just > > a like a driver's license that we get from..well..as soon as we are > > old enough. It is not electronic, it can't be read electronically. If > > something requires two forms of identification you are free to use > > that, your driver's license, or your passport. > > > > Good luck Amerikanskis...(0_0) > > > > "News.com is running a story about the RealID Card legislation that's > > been attached to emergency military spending bills to ensure its > > passage. How soon does everyone think this system will be abused > > either by the government or by thieves ? The worst part is the > > completely machine-readable/automatic nature of the thing -- you might > > not even know you're giving your information away." > > > > >From the article: > > "Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United > > States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an > > airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or > > take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, > > your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal > > standards." > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156701 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
