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To: mishedlo who wrote (23624)	2/15/2005 4:40:32 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

We need more people to object to this wholesale repeal of freedom before it's too late. With machine readable IDs every single one of the hijackers would have still boarded their planes and our borders will still be open to everyone who wants to walk across. America does not need Internal Passports as many European nations have already had for many years. house.gov I was just dealing with Bank of America's Wire Department, this morning, and they've become a real spook-fest. Two weeks ago I submitted a written request to change my contact telephone number to a different number. The request needed to be signed by two "bank officers" and faxed in by the bank. All very well and good. Since I have not received a confirmation I called to see if the "change request" had been received and made effective. Their response was, "they're not permitted to tell me if the change was received or made." They even asked me who had told me the name of their Department was the "Documentation Group" because the name was "confidential". I pointed out that their phone tree greeting indicated that you could be connected to the "Documentation Group" by pressing #2. They were quite flummoxed by this and didn't know how to respond. I've spoken to this group many times before and they were quite normal. But today they all acted like they were suspects in a highly publicized murder. I went to my branch and the branch manager called the Wire Department. After a 20 minute conversation they agreed to make "a one time exception" and send me a letter confirming that the change was made. In my estimation this policy violates common sense security precautions. If someone, purporting to be me, initiates changes in my agreement, I should be informed. A year ago the Wire Department employees were not like this at all. Yes everything had to be verified with a very long PIN number, but they weren't spooked like they are now. The entire trend toward paranoia has gone way too far and appears headed off into KGB land. .