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Old 02-22-06, 01:17 PM   #5
Sailor Steve
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Here in the U.S. we have Social Security Cards, and you need them for just about everything. We don't have a national picture ID card, but at the state level they're very close to mandatory. Of course most of us have a driver's license, and stores require ID if they thing you're underage for buying tobacco or alcohol.

I don't know about Britain, but here it's the general belief that the government doesn't have any rights-they all devolve on the people. Of course, try telling that to the IRS or any other tax agency.

On the other hand, when people start to worry about Orwell's 1984 coming true, I like to point out that the 'Information Age' has actually made it easier for us to keep tabs on the government, as well as the other way around. I prefer to keep my government closer to home: I want national government with less power, not more.
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