yet more ways the US is whacked
Apr. 25th, 2011 12:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
By way of
tabaqui:
The US State Dept. wants to make it more difficult to get a passport. The proposed new Form DS-5513 asks for all addresses since birth; lifetime employment history including employers’ and supervisors names, addresses, and telephone numbers; personal details of all siblings; mother’s address one year prior to your birth; any “religious ceremony” around the time of birth; and a variety of other information. According to the proposed form, “failure to provide the information requested may result in … the denial of your U.S. passport application.”
Go here to let them know what you think about that idea. (Apparently they think it should only take the average USian about 45 min. to gather all that information. o_O)
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The US State Dept. wants to make it more difficult to get a passport. The proposed new Form DS-5513 asks for all addresses since birth; lifetime employment history including employers’ and supervisors names, addresses, and telephone numbers; personal details of all siblings; mother’s address one year prior to your birth; any “religious ceremony” around the time of birth; and a variety of other information. According to the proposed form, “failure to provide the information requested may result in … the denial of your U.S. passport application.”
Go here to let them know what you think about that idea. (Apparently they think it should only take the average USian about 45 min. to gather all that information. o_O)
Re: I have a spare room, IF YOU CAN GET A PASSPORT!
Date: 2011-04-25 04:44 am (UTC)Re: I have a spare room, IF YOU CAN GET A PASSPORT!
Date: 2011-04-25 05:25 am (UTC)I have a big, finished basement suite with electrical that is NOW up to code! Free WiFi, hot and cold running cats and cable! But you have to buy your own coke zero 'cause I'm possessive about them.
Re: I have a spare room, IF YOU CAN GET A PASSPORT!
Date: 2011-04-25 05:44 am (UTC)I know that no government is going to be perfect: there's no chance to make everyone happy with every issue. But yeah, we're pretty screwed up here.
Cable, WiFi and cats! Sounds like heaven :) I'm more of a diet pepsi gal anyway, so no problems there. Plus, I know how to change diapers and jiggle babies! :) (Holy cow, we might could have our XFiles-and-nachos marathon *g*)