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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Want A U.S. Passport? Were You Circumcised?

Proposed questionnaire gets personal for applicants who can't supply birth certificate

Were you baptized or circumcised? Who was present when you were born? Where did your mother work? These are sample questions that applicants may be asked to answer on the proposed biographical questionnaire for a U.S. passport.

The questionnaire, boingboing reports, is intended for people seeking a U.S. passport but who cannot supply a birth certificate.

The U.S. State Department — the federal agency that processes passports — anticipates more than 74,000 respondents. It also estimates the form will take 45 minutes to complete.

Some see that figure as far-fetched.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You can be President of the U.S though.

Proud Salisbury MD Democrat said...

Hey its the law, as long as you follow the law you should be fine, like speed cameras, it's the law, I think they should fine anyone who isn't circumcised, it's a safety issue, many, many government studies show that men that are circumcised have fewer health concerns than non circumcised men, remember, follow the law.