Originally Posted by
Tom a Hawk
Not that I am a fan of big brother but doesn't it make sense that if you can't provide reasonable proof of your citizenship (ie, a birth certificate, social security card, etc.) that you should have to provide a lot of information such as addresses and jobs and parents identities in order to get a passport?
Sorry....Some of that stuff is CRAZY!
For instance....I have filled out numerous forms for my secret / top secret clearances and I can't even account for every place that I have lived my ENTIRE life nor do I know who was in the delivery room when I was born
What if a person only knows who one of his/her parents is?
What if a person is adopted or spent his/her life in numerous foster homes?
I've got no problem with making sure we know who we are giving passports too - we probably DO need to be more careful; but I looked at that article and thought - - - I don't think I can provide all of that information; and CERTAINLY not in 45 minutes!
USMCFLYR