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« Prepare your angry-pants | Main | Perverse ideology » July 17, 2005Hypocrisy - a vital weapon against evilThis won't change our way of life, nossir. But it's a whole new world, kids. And that changes things. Including your way of life. PM urges ID cards: The sacrifice of some personal liberties for a national identity-card scheme would be worth it if it helped protect Australians against terrorists, Prime Minister John Howard said in Washington yesterday. Mr Howard has put the issue back on the agenda despite opposing the Hawke Labor government's unsuccessful push for an identity-card scheme in 1987.
(Note - I'm sure this 'different world' will also require the sharing of data with certain friendly nations.) Posted by Manic on July 17, 2005 12:03 PM in the category The War on Stupid Pings (Trackback)For trackbacks, this is the URL: Comments I wouldn't worry about it. We can all be arrested for one thing and released for another, with a nice apology, presumably with a "mud sticks" clause in the small print. Posted by: Rik at July 18, 2005 2:19 PM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you're new to Bloggerheads, you may need to be approved by the moderator before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) | |