Here’s a corollary to Murphy’s Law: Any power given to the government will be misinterpreted and/or abused by some low level employee who hasn’t been properly trained. Example: Last August, when the “Thou shall not carry any liquids on board planes” edict went into effect, there was an exemption made for liquid medicine, as long as it was in the original container with a prescription label on it. In Chicago, the people on the front lines enforced “Thou shall not take any medicine on a plane unless you have the prescription”. My wife and I were forced to throw away $200 worth of medication and spend a half a day of our vacation getting refills once we reached our destination.
I applied to renew my passport in May. I haven’t seen it yet. If I were to lose my national ID would I have to stay in the house for 3-6 months waiting to get it replaced?
Would some sales clerk be able to confiscate my ID because s/he thought it was bogus?
