My bum is bleeding from sitting on the fence. I’m going with no on this one. I don’t think for a second that this will deter terrorist attack. Passports are supposed to be impossible to forge. Don’t they serve the same purpose? Firstly, this is product of a government desperately stabbing in the dark over national security. It’s as much a publicity stunt as anything else. Furthermore, It’s a step towards Orwellian totalitarianism that I don’t feel comfortable with. So, nae.
03-May-04 at 2:46 pm | Permalink
My bum is bleeding from sitting on the fence. I’m going with no on this one. I don’t think for a second that this will deter terrorist attack. Passports are supposed to be impossible to forge. Don’t they serve the same purpose? Firstly, this is product of a government desperately stabbing in the dark over national security. It’s as much a publicity stunt as anything else. Furthermore, It’s a step towards Orwellian totalitarianism that I don’t feel comfortable with. So, nae.
03-May-04 at 3:02 pm | Permalink
> It will turn into another expensive IT fiasco
My vote is yes. Government projects are always great for contractors to use as cash cows.
05-May-04 at 11:06 am | Permalink
a big No from me. It’s rushed, it’s poorly thought out, and it will meet too few of the stated aims to meet the cost in civil liberty.
The point about written constitution is especially pertinent in this case.