Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 31, 6:03?pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
What am I required to carry here on an inland waterway in the US? I was
boarded by the Coast Guard last year, and the guy wanted to see a photo ID,
among other things. I had my wallet with me that day (which hasn't always
been the case) so I showed him my driver's license. Where would I find the
law on this sort of thing? State? Federal? Both?
In Georgia you need the Certificate of Boat Registration on board and a
government ID card of some kind. normally people just use their Drivers
License.

What's the minimum age for operating a boat in GA, (is there one?) vs
the minimum age for driving a car?

What sort of government ID does a 14 year old kid, allowed to putt
around the harbor in the family dinghy with a 20-HP motor on it,
carry?

Could be a problem for boaters too young to drive, IMO.


They have to take a boater safety course, and they are given a ID card.

wrote:
On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:26:31 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

What's the minimum age for operating a boat in GA, (is there one?) vs
the minimum age for driving a car?

What sort of government ID does a 14 year old kid, allowed to putt
around the harbor in the family dinghy with a 20-HP motor on it,
carry?

Could be a problem for boaters too young to drive, IMO.


There are lots of people who don't have a driver's license. My mother
didn't get one until she was in her 60s ... she still has it and she
ded in 2002.

I think all states have an ID card for those people who don't drive.

On Nov 1, 2:19 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:26:31 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

What's the minimum age for operating a boat in GA, (is there one?) vs
the minimum age for driving a car?

What sort of government ID does a 14 year old kid, allowed to putt
around the harbor in the family dinghy with a 20-HP motor on it,
carry?

Could be a problem for boaters too young to drive, IMO.

There are lots of people who don't have a driver's license. My mother
didn't get one until she was in her 60s ... she still has it and she
ded in 2002.

I think all states have an ID card for those people who don't drive.- Hide quoted text -

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In CT you have to be 16 to get the boating licence, and car licence.
My dad does not drive but has a CT photo id very similar in appearance
to our state drivers licence.

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:58:25 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:19:44 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I think all states have an ID card for those people who don't drive.

But there is no law requiring you to get one. That is the basis for
the suits against "voter ID".

Here's what I don't understand about this whole voter ID thing.

Here in CT, a form of positive ID which essentially is a driver's
license is required. The ID has to show residency in the town or, in
matter of taxation, real estate in the town. No exceptions.

What's do hard about doing this at the Federal level?

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:49:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:58:25 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:19:44 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I think all states have an ID card for those people who don't drive.

But there is no law requiring you to get one. That is the basis for
the suits against "voter ID".

Here's what I don't understand about this whole voter ID thing.

Here in CT, a form of positive ID which essentially is a driver's
license is required. The ID has to show residency in the town or, in
matter of taxation, real estate in the town. No exceptions.

What's do hard about doing this at the Federal level?

Tom, there's lots of folks in lots of places that want *no* ID requirement
for voters.

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:21:25 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:49:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

But there is no law requiring you to get one. That is the basis for
the suits against "voter ID".

Here's what I don't understand about this whole voter ID thing.

Here in CT, a form of positive ID which essentially is a driver's
license is required. The ID has to show residency in the town or, in
matter of taxation, real estate in the town. No exceptions.

What's do hard about doing this at the Federal level?

The best I can tell they say it discriminates against homeless people.
The argument is the requirement results in a defacto poll tax since it
costs money to get the state ID.
I think it is dumb too but don't shoot the messenger.

If they receive state or federal benefits of one kind or another, then
they have to have a SSN. From there, it's a simple step to obtain an
ID.

With respect to homeless people, I doubt many of them vote anyway.