skippy the bush kangaroo: what next? blood and dna samples

Sunday, April 08, 2007

what next? blood and dna samples

to get a passport?

a local activist thinks the federal government is trying to prevent him from leaving the u.s. because of his anti-war efforts that included displaying pictures of iraq war victims.
thomas hays, 38, says he applied for a passport with his birth certificate, social security card and washington state identification card in february. he then received a surprise in the mail at the end of the month when the government said it needed much more documentation -- some of which is difficult to quickly obtain -- to give him a passport.

the state department says it wanted hays to provide "school transcripts, high school yearbook pages showing your name and photograph, religious records, medical records, (and) tax/employment records."

all the records, including a full residential record and the names, addresses and phone numbers of immediate family, had to be submitted within 30 days. hays submitted as much information as he could, but a full employment record has to be obtained through the social security administration, which can take three to six weeks and cost $52.50. - seattle pi

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posted by Cookie Jill at 10:01 AM |

4 Comments:

Considering Bush had his drunk driving conviction sealed and Cheney never revealed how he mistook a lawyer for a bird and they refused to go on the record about 9/11... let's just say full disclosure is not a two way street with these guys.

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George, 10:22 AM PDT

Ridiculous. Passport standards need to be the same for everyone, not a pick and choose affair.

This is garbage. He needs a good lawyer, and to take this as far as it needs to go. He needs to call the ACLU immediately. I carry their card in my wallet at all times - just in case I need it.

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donna, 10:29 AM PDT

Must be a registered DEM...eh?

*snark*

And Ditto on getting that Lawyer and ACLU (they don't take criminal cases...but this one sounds just up their alley for pursuing!)

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Karen McL, 11:21 AM PDT

Cripes, I didn't have to provide that much information to join the freakin' Navy. 'Course, that was in 1968. And thirty years later I got my passport with just my birth certificate and Oregon driver's license. Sheesh.

-- lonestar

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