"Stephen Harding" wrote in message
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Marie Lewis wrote:
"Stephen Harding" wrote in message

Marie Lewis wrote:

Why are you not concerned with government use of your passport
information as it is already defined? "They" have your name
and photograph and address.

I helped to elect my government. And they do NOT have my finger prints
so
why should yours have them?

There are many policy differences between the US and Europe.
When you become an American citizen you can indeed ask that
question, and use your freedoms to promote your ideas of
what government should do. Until then, its an internal matter
for the US to decide. Tough luck for you.


Not at all: one simply does not visit the USA. Easy.

Since you missed it, the reason for the fingerprinting is to
enhance national security. You know, that 9/11 thing. And you
might as well get used to the idea too. Biometric passports
are on the way, as soon as some kind of biometric standard can
be agreed upon. Fingerprints, retinal scans, DNA, whatever.

When MY government introduces biometric passport, I shall accept that,
although I do draw the line at fingerprinting as that is only for suspected
criminals.

I realize 3000 people, largely Americans, killed in a terror
incident probably doesn't effect you too much, but we consider
it a rather traumatic event here.

Far more have been killed in Europe and over a longer period. Somehow, we
seem to be able n ot to get our knickers in such a twist as you, who thought
you were invulnerable.
I am sorry for those who lost loved ones: but I fear the over reaction is
both intrusive and useless in catching terrorists.

Isn't the UK supposed to start issuing national ID cards soon?
You must be in a tizzy!

I di

You're not concerned "they" might send the black helicopters
out for you? Or do the black helos only fly around American skies?

Never heard of the "black helicopters." Must be an American thing.

Or perhaps more successfully hidden by your own government?

But what are they? Please explain.

The bottom line is this is an internal national policy decision
undertaken by a democratic form of government with a lot of
checks and balances built into the system to prevent abuse,

Ha!

I lay helpless at your feet, overcome by the power of your
reason, logic and intellect.

You lay or lie?

at least over the long run, and in a context of protecting our
citizens from horrific international terrorism.

Then why do other countries not need finger prints?

Perhaps because they aren't targets of terror the way the
US is? Every whacko prefers to go after number one, and
that would be the US.

Oh, the usual thing.

The fact that your anti-Americanism leads you to believe the
US is some sort of banana republic where the evil President[tm]
enjoys removing personal freedoms from all is a problem of
your own prejudice and bigotry.

I hope and pray that most of your fellow countrymen have more sense than
you: and more discrimination.

Not even a response to my comment above. Did you even understand
it? No matter.

I understand far more than you: there are some remarks that deserve no
response because they are inane.

By all means, take your damn euros and spend them in a "better
place"!

We shall. Or visit Canada.

Canada, an excellent choice from my experience.

I don't have much sympathy for them.

Oh, how terrible!! We are *really* upset not to have your sympathy.
Not.

That's precisely the problem, and why such individuals
aren't regarded by me as any loss.

I am coming around to absolutely despising Europeans, or
at least a fairly large subset of them!

I'll take that as a compliment. Anyone or anything you hate must have
something good.

Another blast of your powerful sense of reason, logic and
intellect!

I tremble.


Good: carry one and leave my world.

ML

SMH