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Post by Spammich on May 14, 2007 1:17:07 GMT -5
Stupid passport law... if I don't get my passport soon I will totally sue the government... 8-10 weeks doesn't mean 11 weeks... I want my money back so I can have one expediated overnight without having to pay 90 dollars for the little paper thing.
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Post by limbowoman on May 14, 2007 1:48:15 GMT -5
I dislike America too... please don't bomb me...
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Post by Trey on May 14, 2007 2:10:52 GMT -5
I got my passport before she did and I ordered it way after her.
We should have gotten them at the same time because I expedited mine...
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Post by bubbles on May 14, 2007 12:25:09 GMT -5
Go to the passport office and seizure until they give you your passport. D=<
Can they give you a temporary passport? I think there's a way to just get a travel certificate, that works just the same as a passport, when it's really an emergency? Something like that. D'=
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Post by Trey on May 14, 2007 21:33:12 GMT -5
shut up smart face.
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Post by bubbles on May 14, 2007 22:08:21 GMT -5
Sorry, I won't do it anymore. D':
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Post by Clover on May 14, 2007 22:09:23 GMT -5
*snerk* You silly, silly Americans and your pass-port fixation. I don't understand why everyone needs passports... if its for terrorism... well, if the Terrorists are capable of hijacking planes in a concerted effort to murder thousands of innocent civilians and shake the foundations of the Democratic World--- uh, wouldn't they be able to forge passports?
And if its not for Homeland Security, then why in hell do we all need passports anyways?
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Post by bubbles on May 14, 2007 22:17:35 GMT -5
A passport is a document attesting that you are a citizen from a given country, and also acts as a request from said country to be permitted to enter another nation.
Having a passport, before anything, protects you as a citizen while you're abroad. Without a passport, authorities can treat you as an illegal immigrant instead of as a visiting alien citizen. =o
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Post by starvingartist on May 15, 2007 0:24:17 GMT -5
But this whole passport obsession (re: Canada/USA) is pretty new. I mean, previously they weren't quite so hung up about it. Their reasoning (as reported by CNN, whom I distrust, but that's not the point) was that they were concerned about the fact that we have a laxer border security. Which is dumb.
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Post by Joe Shmoe on May 15, 2007 1:11:11 GMT -5
Yep, its a damn new law, my father was a truck driver back in 2000 and to my knowlage he's never owned one.
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Post by Clover on May 15, 2007 1:50:48 GMT -5
Mm. To be honest, I understand the neccessity for passports in regards to personal security, but that's what gets me. It doesn't seem to be 'get passports for tourist safety', it seems to be, 'get passports so we can be sure you're not who you're not supposed to be'. Which is all fine and good until you realize that if someone was enterprising and REALLY wanted to be vicious, it would be entirely possible to get a fake passport.
Also, what of homegrown terrorist cells? Its entirely possible for terrorists to be born and bred in the country, and as such be honest-to-goodness citizens and have all the neccessary paperwork.
Its also damned inconvenient, and you can TELL its being done for the US' sake, and not Canada's. We're getting short-thrift here. Just look at geography. MOST Canadian major cities are within a day's drive of the border, and its not uncommon to do border-hopping shopping trips. Most US cities are considerably further distances away from the borders, and as such, they will hardly need to use the new passports.
[Also, why would the Canada/US border require passports, and on the other hand, the EU is like, free as a bird?]
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Post by starvingartist on May 15, 2007 4:22:40 GMT -5
Because they have it in for us. *nods*
I think it's just paranoia and bureaucratic bullshit. They can't actually DO anything of genuine use against the terrorists, and so this nonsense law about coming and going from Canada is a farce to make them feel like they're getting somewhere.
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Post by Jones on May 15, 2007 7:38:45 GMT -5
If Spammich is prevented from coming up here, I will happily bust some kneecaps. D:<
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Post by MHnA on May 15, 2007 12:48:58 GMT -5
America sucks, for reals. And I've lived in Canada when i was a little kid. :/ so--much--better--wtf. i'm going to move up there when the chance arises. You can't do shit as easy anymore, and thank Gawd, Bush isn't going to be here another term. D: that man is solely responsible. Him, and squirrels. YES. THEM TOO. </3
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Post by bubbles on May 15, 2007 18:09:06 GMT -5
MOST Canadian major cities are within a day's drive of the border, and its not uncommon to do border-hopping shopping trips. Most US cities are considerably further distances away from the borders, and as such, they will hardly need to use the new passports. [Also, why would the Canada/US border require passports, and on the other hand, the EU is like, free as a bird?] Where do you want to go shopping if there's no decent cities near the border, though? <.<; Also, North-America is nothing like the European Union. XD
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