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- From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Big Brother Radio Shack
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.143358.4942@pegasus.com>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 14:33:58 GMT
- References: <1992Nov3.152420.29136@pegasus.com> <1992Nov3.205027.9479@col.hp.com>
- Organization: Pegasus, Honolulu
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- >> >Now to the relevant part: to enter the building, you must present your
- >> >"membership card". The membership is free after revealing your name and
- >> >address. In other words, they require you to be on their mailing
- >> >list. You have to show your drivers license, so the old saw of making up
- >> >...
- >>
- >> Yeahbut! Not everyone has a driver's license.
- >>
- >> --
- >Most if not all states have a "state ID" card which is supposed to be the
- >equivalent of a drivers license for ID purposes, and is obtained at the
- >license bureau. I used to have one of these (from Indiana) and never had a
- >problem using it when a license was requested, except for once: it was once
- >refused because the expiration date was 00/00/00 (ID cards don't expire).
- >--
-
- This misses the point. It is perfectly legal, reasonable and perhaps
- desirable for a person to go through life without an ID card.
-
- --
- Richard Foulk richard@pegasus.com
-