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Originally Posted by happy_terd
Everyone I talk to seems to think a small inconvenience is worth it.
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When looking at any law I think it's best to consider what the biggest powertripping asshat you can think of will do with it. Now imagine a bunch of kids skateboarding in a park rounded up and taken down tot he police station because they didn't have proof of citizenship on them. Then imagine someone walking while black in a rich neighborhood. Now imagine someone working on a doughnut shop who accidentally spills some coffee on a cop. Now imagine a reporter with an out of state ID poking around in some rual town run by some polygamous separatist types. Just accepting the inconvenience of having to present your papers on demand is quite bad enough but the way it is sure to be abused opens a huge civil rights can of worms.
How can anyone like the idea of being required to prove on demand at any time that they are innocent of illegal immigration or face arrest?
I'll tell you why they might vote for it. They think oh no it'll never happen to me except of course that it will eventually.