Ironically enough all of the 9/11 terrorists had valid passports and the like.
This will do nothing to actually stop them. This is just as pointless as most of the other so-called security measures the Bush Whitehouse could come up with. In other words something that won't cost them all that much but will cost others. Of course, to be fair the Canadian government should do the same with American citizens.
Luckily I don't need to get a passport, my status card acts the same as a passport, its also an accepted form of photo ID, while in North America. My oldest brother just got his a year ago because they didn't want to renew his Seaman book to allow him to work on an oil rig because he was the only "foreigner" there.
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As of Jan. 23, 2007, all Canadians flying to the U.S. must have a valid passport.
The new rule is part of the U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and requires citizens of the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Bermuda travelling by air to the U.S. from other countries in the western hemisphere to present a valid passport, Merchant Mariner Documents or a card issued under the NEXUS Air frequent traveller program.
NEXUS is a joint Canada-U.S. program through which frequent border crossers are pre-screened by both the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Applicants pay a fee for membership, which lasts five years.
The rule change has caused long lineups at passport offices in Canada. In January 2007, Passport Canada said people who don't have immediate travel plans should wait until the spring to apply.
The new passport requirement is also causing worries for the tourism industry in Canada. It's estimated that only about 26 per cent of Americans have passports, but under the new regulations, an American traveller would require one to return to the U.S. A study by the Conference Board of Canada found that just nine per cent of Americans without passports would be interested in obtaining one.
The next stage of the initiative will require passports or similar documents for land and sea travellers to the U.S., possibly as soon as Jan. 1, 2008, but no later than June 2009.
Security features added in 2002
The security features introduced in 2002 include:
* The passport photo is digitized and printed directly on the passport page so it cannot be removed.
* Like credit cards and money, the passport now includes holograms as a security measure.
* The passport is printed in optically variable security ink that changes colour under special lighting.
* A "ghost photo," a copy of the passport photo, is printed in another part of the passport and appears only under ultraviolet light.
* The personal information and signature are printed digitally on the passport page so they cannot be altered or removed.
New photos
The passport office also has new rules for photos.
For adults the photo must have been taken in the 12 months before the passport is issued.
For children the photo must have been taken in the previous month.
Standards for photos:
* Colour or black and white originals.
* Taken against a uniform white or light-coloured background
* It must use a full frontal view of the head and shoulders.
* If tinted prescription glasses are worn, the eyes must be clearly visible.
* False hairpieces or "other cosmetic devices" are acceptable if they don't disguise the natural appearance of the face.
* A hat or other headcovering is not acceptable. In the case of religions that prohibit removal of head covering, the full face must still be visible.
* Oh – and no saying "cheese" for the passport photographer. Your face must show a "neutral expression with the mouth closed."
You can stop applauding. We know you wish to live in a society where everyone has to answer to "Papers Please" or get shot, but I do not wish that. I prefer to not have our papers regularly checked because I want the USA to be a better place.
You can stop applauding. We know you wish to live in a society where everyone has to answer to "Papers Please" or get shot, but I do not wish that.
I don't either. Remember, its the USA doing this nonsense. Another example of how the right-wing is doing away with freedom a piece at a time. This also applies to American citizens who want to
RETURN
to the States across the border on the American side. In other words, you don't need a passport to come to Canada. You will need one to prove that you're an American citizen when you get back to America, home of the free.
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I prefer to not have our papers regularly checked because I want the USA to be a better place.
I want the USA to be a better place as well, where quality of life is an important factor for everyone.
Jason_Harvestdancer Graduate Thinker
Joined: Oct 24, 2005
Posts: 666
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:51 am
sjc wrote:
Jason_Harvestdancer wrote:
You can stop applauding. We know you wish to live in a society where everyone has to answer to "Papers Please" or get shot, but I do not wish that.
I don't either.
You contradict yourself. You're the one who wants government micromanagement of every aspect of our lives.
sjc wrote:
Remember, its the USA doing this nonsense.
And you tell us south of you that the government doesn't do enough to micromanage our lives.
sjc wrote:
Jason_Harvestdancer wrote:
I prefer to not have our papers regularly checked because I want the USA to be a better place.
I want the USA to be a better place as well, where quality of life is an important factor for everyone.
There you go again, defining "better" as micromanagement of our lives.
You contradict yourself. You're the one who wants government micromanagement of every aspect of our lives.
Oh, yet another libertarian distorted definition. Sort of like republicans are socialists.
I've said many a time that the government is there to serve us, not the other way around. We don't fear our government, they fear us. You fear your government instead. This is because Canada is closer to being a true democracy than the USA is. While Canadians are gaining more and more rights and freedoms Americans are losing more and more of their's. Our government even respects our privacy laws to the point of telling American "intelligence" agencies to go stuff themselves. Maybe what America needs is a government more like ours. Our government is not the one who now has the requirement "Za papers please...." to prove our citizenship. This even applies to your own citizens.
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And you tell us south of you that the government doesn't do enough to micromanage our lives.
If I were for something like this I wouldn't have posted a thread
AGAINST
it. What a dumb ass you are.
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There you go again, defining "better" as micromanagement of our lives.
Oh, they're coming to get you.... :bonkers:
As opposed to your life being nothing more than a business opportunity? A product to be exploited and disposed of when its no longer profitable? I feel sorry for anyone who prefers a life like that. Its truly pathetic. In other words you're not a person to them, you're a thing.
No, our government doesn't micro nor macro (Now where have I heard those two terms used before?) manage our lives. They work for us.
You fundies sure are losing what little of your minds you have left.
Jason_Harvestdancer Graduate Thinker
Joined: Oct 24, 2005
Posts: 666
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:28 am
sjc wrote:
Our government is not the one who now has the requirement "Za papers please...." to prove our citizenship. This even applies to your own citizens.
Yet you cheer when the USA adopts such a measure.
[quyote="sjc"]If I were for something like this I wouldn't have posted a thread AGAINST it.[/quote]
It's clear from your original post that you are applauding.
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No, our government doesn't micro nor macro (Now where have I heard those two terms used before?) manage our lives.
I only used the phrase "micromanage". You, like other religious fanatics, added "micro" versus "macro".
It's clear from your original post that you are applauding.
Let's see...
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Ironically enough all of the 9/11 terrorists had valid passports and the like.
This will do nothing to actually stop them. This is just as pointless as most of the other so-called security measures the Bush Whitehouse could come up with. In other words something that won't cost them all that much but will cost others. Of course, to be fair the Canadian government should do the same with American citizens.
Nope. Nothing there about me saying it was a good thing.
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I only used the phrase "micromanage". You, like other religious fanatics, added "micro" versus "macro".
Man, what a dumb ass you are. Never go off your meds again...
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