Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of citizens being detained. Five people explain what living this reality is like

  • umbrellacloud@leminal.space
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    6 hours ago

    You have provinces, not States. Is there a reason I am unaware of that you would have an ID for your province rather than just for Canada?

    … dude.

    …do you know what a State is, from an American context?

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        5 hours ago

        OK. I will help you, by asking clarifying questions which will help you help yourself.

        Why would Americans be concerned that a federal ID is now more valid than a State ID?

        What does Statehood mean to Americans?

        What are the qualifications for a US citiczen to aquire a federal ID and how accessible is it for the average American to aquire one?

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          3 hours ago

          I was responding to a comment that claimed people in other countries need to carry ID everywhere and it’s considered normal. I was saying that in Canada, no we do not need to carry ID everywhere to prove our citizenship. It is, in fact, bad and alarming that Americans are starting to need ID to prove their citizenship under threat of being kidnapped by federal agents. I don’t know how your questions are supposed to be relevant to that point