Life in the Banana Patch

A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Fortress Amerikkka - Day 392!

Texas Governor Rick Perry, also known as the best governor money can buy, wants to create a new state drivers' license that will act as a passport to make it easier for U.S. citizens to return from Mexico. He knows that it's not something a state can do, so he's sending the idea to Washington.

Under the program, the Texas Department of Public Safety would implant chips in driver licenses to store citizenship information typically included on a passport. The licenses could then be scanned at border checkpoints to verify the information.
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By 2008, federal guidelines will require people returning from Mexico by land to provide a passport.

A passport costs about $97. Shapleigh said the enhanced driver license would cost about $40.

"For ease, convenience and less cost, Americans can return from Mexico and not need a passport," he said.

Umm, excuse me, Mr. Governor, but doesn't trying to make crossing the border easier violate your campaign promise to make crossing the border harder?

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