For a while I have been thinking of traveling abroad, but I was stopped by the racist inexcusable actions of the airlines and passport office of the United States.
While looking on the official government website for information on obtaining one. I was appalled that I have to prove who I am to them before they issue me a United States Passport. I cant believe they would not take my word for it. Since my last name clearly shows I am from Hispanic origin, this is a clear case of racism. I even learned that I needed a Government Identification with my boarding pass just to get through TSA Security at the Airport. And to add insult to injury, I have to show that again to the boarding agent before I get on the plane. What kind of Police state is this?
This harkens back to the old Nazi days of "Show me your papers". As minority, I can not grasp this concept of having to prove myself to anyone. The United States Government must know I would have no idea how to obtain a Government issued Identification like a Driver's license or a State ID. So, with that said. Making me prove who I am is clearly a case of racism and discrimination. Shown below is clear and undeniable evidence racism is alive and well to obtain a United States Passport.
The above sounds a little out there, does it?
This blog is not to necessarily to make fun of the issue, but to bring it to light in a somewhat comical way. Why is it that to drive I need a driver's license to prove I have been qualified under the DMV to operate a motor vehicle? Isn't my word good enough? That is the argument they are using against the requirement to show ID to vote. A right, which is only a right to United States citizens, as long as their voting rights were not taken away for a felony conviction. Why am I not required to to show an ID to vote, but I have to show one to get into a bar?
The main argument I have heard against making this a requirement is that its racist and discriminates against the elderly. So, what a lot of people are saying is that the elderly and "minorities" are so disabled, stupid, ignorant and cant grasp any concept of how to obtain a legal ID, that those requirements should not apply to them. So I will end with this question. Whats really racist; asking anyone, no matter what race they are to prove who they are when it comes to voting, driving, ect, or implying that the elderly and minorities would not be able to understand how to obtain a government issues ID.
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