well, actually, since the patriot act you do need ID to open a bank account. But not necessarily a given ID. I believe I used my alien registration card not my driver's license, for instance.
Dana On 5/12/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sam wrote: > > You mean like a passport or a drivers licence? > > No I don't mean anything like that. > > A passport is used to leave the country and therefore has federal > jurisdiction and a driver's license is local to the state, i.e., it's > not a federal ID nor does it confer any federal privileges. Further, > you don't need a driver's license or even a state ID to take a train > or bus or open a bank account. > > A National ID would be used to limit travel and commerce on a FEDERAL > level WITHIN a STATE. That is an unprecedented intrusion of the > federal government into local government and private affairs. > > And that doesn't even begin to address the RFID implications. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157222 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
