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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:34 am
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Originally Posted by RichardKenner
No. And any requirement that people can only enter some location if they have ID is a prima facia violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because studies have shown that twice as many blacks don't have ID as whites, so the effect of such a rule disproportionately discriminates against blacks.
This could lead to some interesting interpretation... along the lines of "to be able to use air transportation/entering a public building/etc one should be in posession of and produce a document (ID) that one is not required to have"
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