Comments on: U.S. Relaxes Passport Rules For N. America

Through Sept., Citizens Re-Entering Will Only Need To Show Application, Government ID

[drummer94]

This is going to work out real well.(sarcasm intended) Take off your shoes. No passport? No problem! Um, your not a terrorist or anything are you? Sheesh.

[bykergal]

jehpa,

You can have more than one official copy of your birth certificate. Sending in A copy of your birth certificate will not keep people from traveling.

[ssporleder]

Well, here comes another 9/11.

[jehpa]

While this sounds like a nice plan, it is a complete waste of time. Each of the individuals waiting for a passport sent their birth certificates with their applications - you require ID and that birth certificate to re-enter the country without a passport.

Sooo, the travelers still cannot go anywhere.

[thgdriver]

This reminds me of New Orleans, they had 3 to 4 days warning Katrina was on her way---The city government did nothing, the state government did nothing, the folks that live there did nothing.

In this case the federal government gave over a year warning this was coming----the folks that travel did NOTHING!!! A lot of folks have a lot of growing up to do.

[vinepetal904]

' ... so why are naked people made to exit the trail because of what people will say (when most people can't name the vice president), while terrorists are not allowed to exit the trail because of what people will say (when most people can't even name a terrorist)? ... '

[infidel_us]

It's all a scam, the real question is why do we keep believing in and falling for it?
Posted by toldyouso21 at 10:40 AM : Jun 08, 2007

I no longer do. In another blog, someone was calling for Bush's impeachment on the grounds that he's not carrying out his constitutional duty to uphold our laws by not enforcing the existing immigration laws.

I'm all for signing on to that program! We need a sacrificial lamb in order to make an example of. He will do, nicely!

[briannorwood]

Another "war on terror" plan gone awry. Is there anything this administration can execute competently?

[pghlady3]

PEOPLE ARE LAZY AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ....
LAST YEAR they announced the new rules for travel. I was going to St. Thomas for my honeymoon Janurary of 2007, so in July after the announcment, I got my application and photos, and mailed it off, and three months later (I actually got it back after about 2 1/2 months) our passports arrived in the mail. If our citizens are this oblivious of the laws, then they don't need to travel. I WANT MY BORDERS PROTECTED, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO FROM WHERE IS COMING INTO MY COUNTRY, people need to learn to read and think on their own.

[antoniof123]

What is wrong with this administration, I understand about George he is stupid, but I can't believe that we need to have our passports to go to the islands. What in Gods name are they trying to do **** us off real good. First it is getting bad to go anywhere because of everyone hating us. Now to add insult to injury they are asking for *** that is of no use to anyone. Unless you consder that this is a way to get more taxes from us or register any one who leaves the country even for a fricking vacation. The neo cons are out of control they are by far pissing me off more and more each day.