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E-Passport In the Works
ExE122 writes "In an attempt to curb falsification of passports, the United States has placed an order for millions of embedded ID chips. 'The chips carry an encrypted digital photograph of the passport holder. The chip is designed to be read by a special device that will be used by U.S. government workers who check passports when travelers come through border crossings. The State Department began issuing what are being called e-passports to tourists last week and will gradually increase production. State Department spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus said existing passports will remain valid until they expire but, eventually, all U.S. passports — about 13 million will be issued in 2006 — will contain such chips.'"
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What an absolute hypocrite. First you slur all Americans based on a stereotype, then you imply all Americans have a negative stereotypical view of Europeans.
By the way, this American just got back from a 3 week trip in Bulgaria. Have you been to Bulgaria by chance?
Although I have never met you it is highly probable that I have traveled more extensively across the world, not just Europe, than you have. I base this not just on my travel experience, but also on your apparent level of intellect.
Auron may be different, Cally, but on Earth it is considered ill-mannered to kill your friends while committing suicide.
It's why your economies suck and ours doesn't!
Neither, of course, is the result of freedom and free competition among employers and employees. The US government is just as tangled in the market as your government, only in different ways. If you think your piece of the pie is big enough to justify dropping your pants and bending over, then you are part of this assult on freedom. When you advocate or justify government beyond its core function of protecting against force, you are attacking the freedom of every person who doesn't believe in government beyond that core function.
Those of us who just want government to get the hell out of our business -- and actually take responsibility for ourselves and not put it on other people -- are the real losers. We get the short end of the stick every time.
Freedom is a natural human right (god-given if you prefer), and exists independent of government. The right to freedom and self-ownership preceded government, not the other way around. Please try to understand that.
Incidentally, don't assume you can stereotype people born under the rule of the US government. Some of us actually do travel to places with different languages and different cultures. Some of us realize we can learn from it. Some of us even live for it.