evnow wrote:AndyH wrote:evnow wrote: and definitely violates the constitution.
How so?
What Gary is proposing is far more than what HR 418 wants. Some provisions of even 418 have been struck down.
Depending on how exactly this proposal is written it would violate the 1st amendment and/or commerce clause, at a minimum.
I don't know, evnow. The funny thing is, I'm a disabled veteran with a full file in both the USAF and VA systems. Every time I request information or work within the system I have to present identification. I have to present an ID card to get on base, again when I check-in with a doctor or check-out at a store. I have to present an ID for myself, and a birth certificate for my son to register him for school on base. I got a reauthorization for my VA mortgage guarantee last week and had to resubmit my discharge package to prove that I served even though I have an open file with the VA. Bottom line - no papers, no authorization.
Why in the world would it be somehow cruel or unusual to have people bring proper ID to a school when registering their kids? This is just as taxpayer funded as the military system, right?
(I don't agree with Gary's suggestion that banks, restaurants, stores, or businesses have a need to know, however.)