Travel in the USA Requires ID

#1

Post by ColinWright » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:47 PM UTC

Travel in the USA Requires ID
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#2

Post by recursive » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:53 PM UTC

Bikes are at least as practical as horses. And buses are at least as practical as that.

Re: Travel in the USA Requires ID

#3

Post by URSpider94 » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:55 PM UTC

recursive wrote: post #2

Bikes are at least as practical as horses. And buses are at least as practical as that.

In TFA, the author says that bus passengers are subjected to random ID checks. It sounds like it's a statistical thing, not a 100% screen, but nonetheless if you are dead-set on not carrying/showing ID, it's going to be an issue.

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#4

Post by santaclaus » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:56 PM UTC

Is the MTA in NYC still subject to random ID checks?

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#5

Post by Zikes » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:57 PM UTC

Not to mention the random checkpoints various states can set up in the name of immigration or DUIs.

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#6

Post by jameshart » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:58 PM UTC

"We have literally reached a point where the only way to travel long distances anonymously is to use a horse."

Sure about that? Brief Googling on regulations around moving horses between states indicates that "under ... federal regulations, horses moving interstate must be identified and accompanied by an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI)."

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Post by beeworker » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 7:59 PM UTC

jameshart wrote: post #6

"We have literally reached a point where the only way to travel long distances anonymously is to use a horse." Sure about that? Brief Googling on regulations around moving horses between states indicates that "under ... federal regulations, horses moving interstate must be identified and accompanied by an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI)."

There's always personal BigDog robots...

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Post by schoen » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

There's a site about this issue from the Identity Project, which documents campaigns against ID requirements for travel.

http://www.papersplease.org/

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#9

Post by gohrt » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

http://papersplease.org/

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#10

Post by rmxt » Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

santaclaus wrote: post #4

Is the MTA in NYC still subject to random ID checks?

Not sure if this is the latest legal practice, but it seems that the NYCLU has fought against this and won:

http://www.nyclu.org/news/nyclu-victory-preserves-right-walk...

That's to say nothing of the 'license plate reader-like' identification that is feasible through MetroCard tracking.

Unfortunately, your stuff is still subject to "random" searches.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/1dm5fu/what_are_my_rig...

http://www.aele.org/law/2006LRSEP/macwade-kelly.html