I have my 4th appointment for renewal today. First time, I couldn’t find my birth certificate, second, didn’t have a document that I didn’t know I needed. Third, broken arm and couldn’t drive. Wish me luck for today!!!
When I was born, my parents were given a notice of registration of birth. It had nothing else, just “we are telling the state he was born.” My father guarded it conscientiously and told me to never lose it. Turned out that it was useless and decades later I had to contact the state to get a real one.
I had to go through similar red tape recently to get my state’s REAL ID. I had all the proper paperwork and still ran into a snag. There was a hit on my name in the Georgia Department of Driver Services database. There was another guy with the same exact name and birthdate as me who skipped on a DUI back in 1996. 28 years ago. I’ve never driven a car in the state of Georgia in my life. The Georgia DDS knew I wasn’t the same person. The Douglas County Superior Court knew I wasn’t the same person. But the case was so old the Douglas County Superior Court did not have the case in their records. I had to get the Douglas County Probate Court involved. The probate court ignored my phone calls and emails for days. Eventually, both the probate court and I had to FAX a “Not the same person letter” on the same day to the Georgia DDS. The 1990s called, they want their FAX machine back. What a bunch of B.S.
If the morons who set up the Georgia DDS database used the Social Security Number as a key identifier, I wouldn’t have had a problem. You know, the SSN, the country’s de facto national ID number?
What ID number do Americans use to file their taxes, @Surly Squirrel? Golly gee willikers, I think that might be the social security number.
enigmamz 3 months ago
It would be a lot funnier if that wasn’t true.
Cornelius Robinson Premium Member 3 months ago
Also for voter registration
alikgator 3 months ago
…nope.
Imagine 3 months ago
I didn’t lose my birth certificate. It expired.
e.groves 3 months ago
Show her your belly-button.
matzam Premium Member 3 months ago
legitimate question
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 3 months ago
The stupidity of most bureaucrats on full display.
exness Premium Member 3 months ago
I have my 4th appointment for renewal today. First time, I couldn’t find my birth certificate, second, didn’t have a document that I didn’t know I needed. Third, broken arm and couldn’t drive. Wish me luck for today!!!
Olddog1 3 months ago
Not if. When and where.
zenyattafan 3 months ago
His other job is trying to keep potential Democratic voters from registering.
MichiganMitten 3 months ago
You just order another. They’ll give you all the copies you want.
wildlandwaters 3 months ago
I’m sure this is a direct quote that someone, sometime, somewhere, had actually heard…
Frank Burns Eats Worms 3 months ago
The Born Identity.
Bill The Nuke 3 months ago
The last guy wanted our marriage certificate for my wife. It’s not on their list of required documents
WilliamMedlock 3 months ago
When I was born, my parents were given a notice of registration of birth. It had nothing else, just “we are telling the state he was born.” My father guarded it conscientiously and told me to never lose it. Turned out that it was useless and decades later I had to contact the state to get a real one.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member 3 months ago
Hatched.
jvscanlan Premium Member 3 months ago
Exactly why I’m not allowed to vote
Surly Squirrel Premium Member 3 months ago
I had to go through similar red tape recently to get my state’s REAL ID. I had all the proper paperwork and still ran into a snag. There was a hit on my name in the Georgia Department of Driver Services database. There was another guy with the same exact name and birthdate as me who skipped on a DUI back in 1996. 28 years ago. I’ve never driven a car in the state of Georgia in my life. The Georgia DDS knew I wasn’t the same person. The Douglas County Superior Court knew I wasn’t the same person. But the case was so old the Douglas County Superior Court did not have the case in their records. I had to get the Douglas County Probate Court involved. The probate court ignored my phone calls and emails for days. Eventually, both the probate court and I had to FAX a “Not the same person letter” on the same day to the Georgia DDS. The 1990s called, they want their FAX machine back. What a bunch of B.S.
If the morons who set up the Georgia DDS database used the Social Security Number as a key identifier, I wouldn’t have had a problem. You know, the SSN, the country’s de facto national ID number?
What ID number do Americans use to file their taxes, @Surly Squirrel? Golly gee willikers, I think that might be the social security number.