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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:14 am
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed new federal requirements for driver's licenses that would allow them to be used as part of a national identification system. Using licenses for purposes not directly related to operating a motor vehicle is un-American because it would require U.S. citizens to carry the equivalent of "papers." Such a requirement would allow the government to restrict their movements and activities in the manner of totalitarian regimes. In time, this could make other limits on freedom acceptable.

The author assumes which of the following?
a. The next presidential election will be dishonest, as has happened in eastern European countries.
b. The government will soon start curtailing the activities of those it considers "dissidents."
c. Blanket restrictions on law-abiding individuals are contrary to the traditions of American culture and law.
d. The majority of Americans are not willing to give up their right to travel and move about without identification.
e. Americans should resist all government regulation of their lives.

Plz give Explanation as well
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by DanaJ » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:26 am
I have googled "blanket restrictions" but have not found any clear explanation. Still, I'm going for C because the rest just seem too far fetched or only tangentially related to the issue.
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:40 am
DanaJ wrote:I have googled "blanket restrictions" but have not found any clear explanation. Still, I'm going for C because the rest just seem too far fetched or only tangentially related to the issue.
What is the problem with D?
Is it the later part i.e. "and move about without identification. " which sounds incorrect?
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:47 am
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:14 pm
OA is C
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by kiennguyen » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:41 pm
I GO WITH C.
i can't see OA. anybody tell me please!
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by xcusemeplz2009 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:22 pm
in q like these i have always found sticking to the conclusion always helps.

I selected C as i thought the conclusion is in the line Using licenses for purposes not directly related to operating a motor vehicle is un-American.
and then checking option
A) irrelevent
B) doesn't effect conclusion.
C) negating it affects the conclusion
D) doesn't affect the conclusion
E) irrelevant
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:49 am
OA is C.
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