i had been led to believe that ID cards would be voluntary but someone told me that they are being forced onto people through making them compulsory when your passport expires. Surely i have a legal right to travel without having to give my biometric data to somebody.
I am not by the way, some firebrand liberal, but i do feel i am not being allowed a choice, having been assured of them not being mandatory only to find that they will be. Modern politics i know. It's less about infringement of my civil liberties and more insulting to be treated like a child
2006-08-30 03:00:53 · 8 answers · asked by ebayphonehome 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i'm not sure why someone can equate the right to travel with wanting to walk into someone's house. As a citizen of UK, i can travel to any other EU country unless there is a valid reason why i can't. Of course i'm not saying i should be able to trespass anywhere. Why do a lot of people on here post replies to questions which aren't asked
2006-09-01 21:34:17 · update #1
In the Netherlands, the police can stop any person over 14 and demand to see your ID card or passport at any time. Most of Europe has ID cards. Mine is credit-card size and I never need to carry a passport anywhere in Europe (EU/EEA/Switzerland/Andorra/San Marino). One gets used to it.
If Britain (and the USA) wants to do something about asylum seekers (and, arguably, terrorism) it has to make ID cards mandatory, severely punish employers who hire undocumented workers, and require registration (other than voter registration) of everyone's residence address.
But it isn't and it won't. It will just talk and draft reports and make politics out of it all.
2006-08-30 04:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really dont think that ID cards are likely to replace the passports. ID cards and passports are 2 separate things. I know that the UK passports are being transformed into Biometric passports. They are now issuing a new British passport, containing a number of enhanced security features. The process is part of a world-wide rollout of a new biometric passport. That's for the UK, but i dont know about any other country thats doing this. Before listening to a comment thats not factual, dont get urself all worried about it. I'm sure that eventually it might come to every citizen's attention if that is the case. In the meantime, as far as i know passports are in and will remain in.
2006-08-30 04:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by mam.cyborg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure where your imagined legal rights come from. If you have a legal right to go into any other country do you also have a legal right to barge into your neighbors' houses?
it is obvious that today's political trend is to make everyone have a foolproof ID card so that they could be monitored. So don't be surprised if that becomes a requirement for things that don't currently have requirements. If you want to cash a check then just a drivers license won't do after such a card arrives. It will need to be just that card (and woe to you if you lose the card). Wanting to reserve a book in the library will mean showing exactly that card,etc, until it reaches the stage where the latest high fashions will include a transparent pouch to display that card on the front of your outfit. Today's optional always becomes tomorrow's mandatory - that is modern life.
2006-08-30 03:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
certain, yet you wouldn't have were given into the united kingdom using it. an finished passport e book is had to visit the united kingdom as uk immigration will favor to stamp on it how lengthy you're allowed into the country. club team are more beneficial likely to recognize that, and to be straightforward, an finished passport is an similar length and in no way plenty thicker to carry round.
2016-11-23 14:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont need to have a passport therefore you dont have to have an ID card, they are giving you a choice, just not a very fair one. They will become compulsory somewhen so you might as well get one when they come out.
2006-08-30 03:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by ME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are you worried about a rumour??wait and see if it becomes law...and besides there is a new government due in about then too..if you have an id...why would you need a passport? id cards are just that an id card it confirms who you are...i carried one for years and it came in very handy..from buying booze ,confirming my age (old enough to drink) i stopped showing my id in pubs when i was 26..i had it from the age of 17(cant help looking younger than my age then..now i look like im ancient!!)i used it for id on credit applications and for buying ammunition at the local gun shop...so its no hassle..even used it to prove who i was when pulled by police.
2006-08-30 03:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by hondanut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true, but why worry about unless your doing something you shouldn't
I come into the US a lot, and get fingerprinted every time. No big deal, as I have nothing to hide.
2006-08-30 03:07:45 · answer #7 · answered by Shockey Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it isn't true
2006-08-30 03:13:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋