"Bill" wrote in message
news:466DF74B.2BC8D341@prodigy.net...
> Jean, Jean, Jean. You still don't get it. There are laws saying
> you have to file your taxes by April 15th (in reality, only if
> you owe taxes). You know that you will get a traffic ticket if
> you drive your car without it being registered (or you being
> licensed). There is no law saying you need to have a passport.
> If you're not traveling out of the country, there is no need for
> people to have a passport. As George already said, the
> government has always said that 4-6 weeks was enough for a
> passport, which meant that people traveling over the summer had
> time to apply in May.
>
> When they change the law and you must have a passport, you can
> start blaming people. When you come up with some evidence that
> all of the people who are scrambling to get a passport now had
> their reservations 6 months ago and could have applied then,
> then you can start blaming them. For now, if all your travel
> plans are to stay within the US (which I'll bet is the vast
> majority of Americans), passports remain optional.
Oh, I get it all right, Bill...I just believe in being prepared and ready
ahead of time... the few dollars spent getting a passport earlier is well
worth not having to agonize and worry later...
How were you going to fly without a passport?..Or were you planning to drive
everywhere, including long distances? ...How about family emergencies such
as death?
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