Lets see...
Shortly after 2001
My license expired, I went to renew it with my Birth Certificate and my expired license in hand.
My Birth Certificate was not valid!
WHAT?!
I used that same exact birth certificate to enlist in the United States Armed Forces.
I used that Exact same Birth Certificate to get my initial Driving License in 1977.
That Birth Certificate was issued by the Hospital where I was born and had the doctor's and my parent's signatures on it in actual penned ink. It also had my parents fingerprints and my foot and hand prints in ink.
It was the original document. Date-able to 1961 if anyone NEEDED to verify it's authenticity.
But SUDDENLY, its not good enough.
I had to obtain a certificate of birth from my state with my state's seal on it embossed.
Luckily, It was free because I was a US Service member.
As far as I'm concerned it was a slap in the face.
It belittled my commitment to my nation I pledged by serving in the military and belittled the taxes I have paid while being a legal US citizen.
While I fully understand the why behind the requirement I can't and will not understand the why of how I have to prove I am a US Citizen and an Illegal gets a free pass. The would not renew my license until I produced a state sanctioned birth certificate and YES, I tried showing them my ORIGINAL DD-214 (Still not good enough).
If you are in this country illegally, you have NONE of MY RIGHTS.
It disrespects every single life that has been given by brave US Citizens to have those rights.
GO HOME!
Edited by
Tom4Uhere
on Fri 03/22/19 10:17 PM