About a month or so ago, I suggested that everyone needs a passport or

[PJMcK]

117. Great advice

For years, I've used my passport as ID at airports. Often, the guard will wave me forward to the head of the line or to a shorter line. The document is compact and fits in my backpack with my other important papers.

Our birth and marriage certificates are easily accessible in our filing cabinet. The deed to our house, titles to our cars, Social Security documents and a few other papers are in a safe deposit box at the bank half mile from our house.

We feel our documents are secure and available.

Of course, with the planned invasiveness of MAGA, we don't have much to personally worry about since we're white, employed and have a little money. Many other people, particularly minorities and immigrants, will be targeted by these un-American proposals. It's as if I grew up in a different country!