Schneier vs. Brin

[Ronn! Blankenship]

At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:


>On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, lud at tpg.com.au wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM:
> > I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an
> > MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law
> > enforcement and want my own recording of the event.
> >
> > Ray writes:
> > I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border
> > Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an
> > officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had
> > never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I
> > "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A
> > note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next
> > time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the
> > mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four
> > weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general,
> > people have been fantastically helpful and friendly.
> >
> > A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID?
>
>In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without
>an ID.


Not even standing in your back yard?  So you have to carry your 
wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but 
shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your 
swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the 
possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky 
garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can 
late at night?


-- Ronn!  :)