UK database/id cards to be here

[buckthesystem]

I have been following this issue for years, ever since it was first "mooted".

There has been a MASSIVE campaign against it and the last I heard the "Minister of id cards" suggested that there should be a referendum on the issue. He has always claimed that "public opinion was on his side" despite the fact that it is clearly NOT! A referendum would have proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Anyway I found this news item which is short and clearly tells us what is to happen:

"U.K. lawmakers have agreed to a compromise proposal that will see ID

cards become mandatory for British passport holders by 2010.

Previously the ID cards bill, which the House of Lords rejected five

times over the past few weeks, required anyone renewing a passport to

also receive an ID card by 2008.

The amendments mean that until 2010, those renewing passports will be

able to opt out of receiving an ID card but will still have their

biometric and other personal details entered into the National

Identity Register, the database which ID card opponents have objected

to along with the issuing of the actual cards.

In a vote on Wednesday, the House of Lords approved the amended

proposal by 287 to 60.

U.K. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said pricing for the ID cards will

be determined once the bill becomes law.

U.K. Home Office Minister Andy Burnham said he was "delighted" to back

the amended proposal and added that it "preserves the integrity" of

the National Identity Register while "meeting the concerns" of those

who opposed mandatory ID cards.

Sylvia Carr of Silicon.com reported from London."

The protestors' "object of the exercise" was to abolish the stupid, sinister and very dangerous "national identity register" altogether. Nobody, clearly, cares at all about having yet another silly little plastic card in their wallets. EXCEPT OF COURSE PEOPLE DO OBJECT TO PAYING THE MASSIVE COST, WHICH EVEN NOW THE UK GOVERNMENT STILL REFUSES POINTBLANK TO IDENTIFY!

Of course this is obviously partly the UK government giving in to blackmail by the European Union, and partly the UK civil service just wanting to exercise the incredible arrogance of the parasites that they are.

[buckthesystem]

PS to the above: Now, hopefully, the campaign of civil disobedience that UK people have talked about for the past couple of years, will begin.

Tony Blair was just in NZ for a "mutual admiration society" talk with our PM. I only hope he hasn't talked that silly woman into foisting something like this on us.

Unless anybody thinks I am "going over the top" in concern about this let me explain: After the formation of the "League of Nations", to be a fully fledged and voting member it was necessary to be an nation in our own right. NZ had never gained independence from Britain. At the time, Whitehall in its arrogance, declared NZ (and Canada, yes Canada is very much in this category too) to be independent. However, this was never followed up with legislation.

Result; NZ (and Canada) is very much still "under the thumb" of Britain.

Quite what this has to do with Christianity. I believe that as Christians we all have a responsibility to ensure that we continue to have as much freedom as possible, and we also have an obligation to fight evil "with every fibre of our being" where ever we see it. And this scheme by the EU/UK government is most definitely evil.

If anyone disagrees, please let me know.