Who needs a passport?
Charles Clarke really is a class act. Faced with growing opposition to the identity card (even some supporters are said to oppose the compulsory nature of the card being introduced by stealth) he threw a little tantrum in the House. As MPs argued with Clarke, pointing out that making it mandatory to apply for an ID card if applying for a new passport goes directly against Labour claims the scheme will be voluntary, Clarke came over all flabbergasted, insisting nobody would be forced into applying for a new passport.Well gee, thanks.
So, we either all eventually succumb to the inevitable and get the biometric barcode, or we will not be permitted to go on holiday, open a bank account, or do any of the various other activities which require a passport as means of identification.
To call it introduction by stealth is taking the piss, actually. There's nothing covert about it.
In a few years, anyone lacking a passport and ID card will probably come under the attention of the authorities. A person of Middle Eastern appearance in this situation will probably end up having their front door kicked in by immigration officers at six in the morning, and subsequently getting shipped off to Guantanamo for "questioning". Anybody else will still get their doors kicked in, only this time by the Serious and Organised Crime squad.
Or am I just getting paranoid again?
posted by Phu @ 3:37 pm
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You chump, like this is ANYTHING to do with Muslims or Terrorism. ID Cards are aimed at controlling everybody, regardless of race or religion. I was with you all the way till then - and I thought us 'racist animals' are the ones who always play the Race Card...
Lol, that made me laugh actually, reading "you chump" when I opened the comment box. Thanks.
Have the ID cards not been touted as a measure against terrorism? I didn't imagine it.
Although you're right of course, they are just about controlling us all regardless of race or whatever else. I was just being a bit facetious really.
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