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McNealy Calls for National ID Card Too

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sun-monitors-actually-telescreens dept.

Syre writes: "Well McNealy's at it again calling for a national ID card (a smart card powered by Java, anyone?)." So let's get this straight: Oracle wants a national ID card powered by Oracle. Sun wants a national ID card powered by Java. (Even though the U.S. already has a national ID card, since the states are in the process of linking their driver's license databases together.) Is there any company that doesn't want to exploit a tragedy for financial gain? And didn't each and every one of the hijackers present valid ID?

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  1. Re:Words from the mouths of babes by WhiteWolf666 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Wow...you are learning to troll ;-)


    I understand it is satire

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  2. Re:What will prohibit.. by Axe · · Score: 0, Troll
    You can not read what was just posted - how did you manage to learn to type, you shit-eating cunt licker?

    Anonymous COWARD, and dumb to boot.

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  3. I'll sell it... by mlknowle · · Score: 1, Troll

    Somehow, selling these national ID cards seems like selling freshmen elevator passes

  4. "Club USA" by LoudMusic · · Score: 0, Troll

    There are lots of things that go into my "Club USA" analogy, and having national ID cards would just push the idea.

    Personally I like to view the United States of America as the World's largest country club. You can relate taxes to membership dues, 'nationalist exams' to membership forms, and there are other things that make it easy to feel this way.

    I'm also a Christian, so my Christian peers are always bringing up scripture talking about numbering systems and 'the mark of the beast'. Well, I have to agree with the national ID card system. First of all, if you're going to be a member of my club, I want _somebody_ knowing what it is you're spending all your time doing. And lets say that a national ID system does play into God's plan for the return of Christ. Great, that just helps move things along!

    ~LoudMusic

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