Passport Paranoia
The Wall Street Journal (April 18, 2005) correctly editorialized against the Homeland Security plan to require passports of all citizens crossing the Canadian and Mexican borders starting in 2006. Millions cross daily according to the Journal and President Bush, who was, after all, the Governor of Texas. The editorial quoted President Bush: "I thought there was a better way to expedite the legal flow of traffic and people." The Journal went on to say the passport thing was a bureaucratic burden on law abiding Americans, it lets officials cover their butts, and is another "needless" cost and hassle.
#261 (05-22)
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