"Ellen MacArthur" wrote:
So somebody sails his boat from New York to the Bahamas. He gets into
the Bahamas using his drivers license.
He sails from the Bahamas back to New York and he has to prove he's a
citizen by showing a passport. Passports
aren't passed out for free.

Well, duh. I've had a passport since 1984 and both of my boys had had one
for about 3 years...no problem

It takes time and money to get one.

Maybe you just can't afford a passport or don't have the clout like I do to
maintain a US privelge

drunken rambiling deleted?

LP