pa_bourbon t1_iyd6tua wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:08 PM

Reply to comment by Ham_Ahoy in I’m having issues getting my REAL ID license…please help? by thedragonsleeps

While the children sit in the corner and kick and scream about the rules that the rest of us operate under, the adults will continue functioning as a normal society and move forward.

How well did that approach work in the last election? Everyone living within the grand conspiracy theory seems to have lost. The country is moving on. You can continue to sit off on the side and be left behind if you’d like.

Since you’ve run out of points and are only left with insults, I guess we’re done here. Not surprising.

Ham_Ahoy t1_iydhon8 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:22 PM

I'm advocating getting a passport (from the federal government) that provides MUCH more benefits at roughly the same cost as a "real id," something that is nothing more than a scam, disenfranchising good Pennamites by the strong arm of the federal government. It is a feckless, absurd, unnecessary identification card. You are advocating what exactly? Less power at a local level? Get a grip, buddy.

pa_bourbon t1_iydjjre wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:34 PM

I have both. I have a passport (both the book and the card) for international travel and a real ID drivers license. The drivers license is a hell of a lot easier to carry in your wallet and much more convenient for domestic air travel. TSA now inserts drivers licenses into an electronic reader for an instant ID check at domestic airports without needing to scan a boarding pass. Passports take longer in that process. I fly 100+ flights a year. Convenience trumps the conspiracy shit and the fact that you are saddened that the standard PA license doesn’t meet the security rules to participate fully in society.

Convenience is also the reason I have the passport card. Way easier at driving borders into Canada. I even gave the feds my iris scan and prints to get global entry due to extensive international trips. The convenience is worth it. I’m not hiding from anyone or fearful of enrolling in those programs - the convenience more than outweighs the non-existent risk. Never once has a black van full of government operatives showed up at the house either.

Before you get excited, that’s trump with a small “t” used as a verb. I wasn’t referring to the orange dipshit from Florida.

Ham_Ahoy t1_iydls4d wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:49 PM

I'm sure you'll be happy to eat the bugs, too. What a loser. You gave your iris scan to the Federal government for a modicum of convenience? No wonder my ID is worthless with shills like you walking around.

pa_bourbon t1_iydmij2 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:54 PM

WTF bugs are you talking about? That modicum of convenience saves hours of my life waiting in line at JFK after international trips (I did 12 this year alone). I waltz thru immigration and customs while the conspiracy nuts and stupid people stand in the one line they leave open for the people that live in the past.

My time is too valuable for that shit.