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Jan. 11th, 2006 03:56 pm"THE campaign for a national identity card gathered momentum yesterday when the Nationals joined calls for a serious debate.
Nationals Senate leader Ron Boswell, a fierce opponent of the Australia Card proposal 20 years ago, said yesterday that times had changed and an ID card should be reconsidered. Senator Boswell said that although his party had campaigned against the Hawke government's 1987 proposal, the London and Bali bombings last year were reason enough for the issue to be looked at again."
Dear Mr. Boswell, congratuations of being a Liberal pawn. Not only have you let much malicious legislation pass since your appointment, you are also showing clear evidence of mental deficiencies. How on earth can you suggest the Bali and London bombings are good reason to introduce national ID? In all cases, the bomings were conducted by citcens. That's right, people living legally within the country, possessing all the relevant documentation. Just in case you don't get it, this means any sort of ID card program in those coutries would not have stopped the bombings. In all 3 cases the offenders were not previously known to police and had no criminal records. How on earth would an ID card help? You can't even use them for corpse identification as the dead could be holding wallets other than their own. Moron.
And what about in Australia? Well, you need a passposrt and a visa to get in, so we already know who you are then. As for home-grown terror? Just like London, how will a piece of paper help? Will holding this precious card instantly stop a potential terroritst out of respect of residency? In your f*cking dreams.
Every Australian adult who wishes to buy alcohol, enter licenced premises or command a vehicle must possess ID. There are very few people who wouldn't have any sort of identification, be it a passport, drivers license or 18+ card. Should holding an additional/alternative piece of ID be compulsory? What purposes might this serve? Should possessing ID confirmong your ID be mandatory? I think not. I can't think of any good reasons for any Australian citizen/resident to be immediately identifiable. I'm open to argument, so cash in your 2 cents here.
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Nationals Senate leader Ron Boswell, a fierce opponent of the Australia Card proposal 20 years ago, said yesterday that times had changed and an ID card should be reconsidered. Senator Boswell said that although his party had campaigned against the Hawke government's 1987 proposal, the London and Bali bombings last year were reason enough for the issue to be looked at again."
Dear Mr. Boswell, congratuations of being a Liberal pawn. Not only have you let much malicious legislation pass since your appointment, you are also showing clear evidence of mental deficiencies. How on earth can you suggest the Bali and London bombings are good reason to introduce national ID? In all cases, the bomings were conducted by citcens. That's right, people living legally within the country, possessing all the relevant documentation. Just in case you don't get it, this means any sort of ID card program in those coutries would not have stopped the bombings. In all 3 cases the offenders were not previously known to police and had no criminal records. How on earth would an ID card help? You can't even use them for corpse identification as the dead could be holding wallets other than their own. Moron.
And what about in Australia? Well, you need a passposrt and a visa to get in, so we already know who you are then. As for home-grown terror? Just like London, how will a piece of paper help? Will holding this precious card instantly stop a potential terroritst out of respect of residency? In your f*cking dreams.
Every Australian adult who wishes to buy alcohol, enter licenced premises or command a vehicle must possess ID. There are very few people who wouldn't have any sort of identification, be it a passport, drivers license or 18+ card. Should holding an additional/alternative piece of ID be compulsory? What purposes might this serve? Should possessing ID confirmong your ID be mandatory? I think not. I can't think of any good reasons for any Australian citizen/resident to be immediately identifiable. I'm open to argument, so cash in your 2 cents here.
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