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Read the comments on the BBC have your say - http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=1101&start=0&&&edition=1&ttl=20060214010742 Clearly more people who are commenting are aginst the bill, but what is more interesting is that, like myself, quite a lot of people are saying and meaning, that the fingerprints will have to be taken from their cold dead hands.
I really think that there is enough strong opposition to prevent the ID cards scheme from becomeing successful but there is no doubt that we will have to take to the streets, it is obvious that this bill is not going to be defeated by political means when the parliamentarians are so authoritarian and unrepresentative.
I for one, give my solemn pledge not to submit to this scheme, and I will do my best to educate others and ensure that they too pledge not to enroll. This legislation will die a death if everyone refuses to comply, just like the Poll Tax died. No one ever talks about the Poll Tax, and how it was defeated by popular unrest. It can and will be done again.
It's interesting that you mention the Poll Tax. I think if they botch the implementation of ID cards then this could very well turn out to be Labour's equivalent of the Poll Tax.
Almost everyone I know thinks the ID card will just be an expensive waste of time. Something that they stick in their wallet and which never sees the light of day again.
If they become compulsary for everyone over 16 are they really going to force old grannies to go into booths to be fingerprinted? Somehow I think this one isn't going to run as smoothly as I they're assuming it will.
If you feel strongly against the Identity Cards Bill, then you are not alone.
See if there is a Local Group of the cross party NO2ID Campaign in your area
http://www.no2id.net/localGroups/index.php
If there is no Local Group near to you, then please consider setting one up, with the help of the central campaign team, who can help you with campaign material and advice.
You can meet like minded people, have some fun, and seriously oppose the scheme.
Just another point I think I should add. Reading some of the comments on the BBC web site it seems that some people believe that in order to get into the USA you need to have a biometric passport. This isn't true.
What you do need to have is a "machine readable" passport and in practice all that means is that at the bottom there are a couple of lines of numbers which can be read by something similar to a barcode scanner. There is no requirement for biometrics to be on your passport at present for travel in the US.
The cards will be introduced in a number of ways so that no segment of the population can be mobilised to fight at one time. People are too lazy and just don't care. You will get a card or go to prison so when you say you are prepared to do so realised this is what will happen. I for one have bought a gun and am waiting for post 2012.
I'm going to carry on making my small voice here - after getting home from the protest yesterday I had a medical exam and the nurse, on hearing me mention where I'd just been, came out and said that she didn't believe the Government's line on ID cards and it was a waste of time and the money would be better spent on more policemen on the streets.
So there's evidence of a degree of non-acceptance of the prospect of compulsory ID cards - I think dropping the odd fact about it into conversation now and then without coming across as a swivel-eyed zealot might do some good. The key thing is the cost, particularly to businesses and government departments other than the Home Office - if solid numbers can be put on the cost per person and the number of police (always popular) this could potentially put on your streets this can help.
Anyway, I think the Lords are still up for a fight, too, so power to their elbows. Is there any organisation around to lobby individual Lords? Since they're more representative of the country's voting last May than the Commons and are less prone to strong arming and threats of deselection than the average Labour backbencher it seems they're our last best hope.
How can MPs vote for this bill when they don't know the costs? That beggars belief.
Nick
Once again I watched the whole debate - and once again the benches were virtually empty during the debate. How is that democracy if the MPs don't even listen?
And suddenly the London School of Economics becomes a disreputable place full of biased idiots who can't add up. Err...Top 4 UK Universities - I doubt that very much. Its shocking that Labour has misrepresented the facts so badly - and got away with it!
Get some relief here:
http://www.bluedwarf.co.uk/fundownloads/mp_vs/tonyblair.php
We are not Cattle, why do we need ear tags or Membership cards for Club GB. This is our country not Bloody Tony B Liars New Labour Shysters. Who voted for these Prats again anyway.
Hi there,
You might like to check out
www.no2id.net
There is also an excellent guide to how to lobby peers at this site:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ajwatson/no2id-peers/
letters sent now should reach the lords in time for monday, but there is also a list of email addresses here:
http://www.no2id.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4344
The lords ammendments will delay the bill at least, so get writing!
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