John Gilmore and citizen ID

February 27th, 2005 at 10:51 Björn Hallberg

John Gilmore, former Sun Microsystems,  is asking "why?" and getting sidetracked, ostracized and grounded.

"As happens to the disobedient, Gilmore is grounded. He is rich — he estimates his net worth at $30 million — and cannot fly inside the United States. Nor can he ride Amtrak, rent a room at most major hotels, or easily clear security in the courthouses where his case, Gilmore v. Ashcroft, is to be heard."

"Are they just basically saying we just can’t travel without identity papers? If that’s true, then I’d rather see us go through a real debate that says we want to introduce required identity papers in our society rather than trying to legislate it through the back door through regulations that say there’s not any other way to get around," Gilmore said. "Basically what they want is a show of obedience."

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