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ORIGINAL: SovereignIsHe

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ORIGINAL: stellaluna

1) That his birth certificate is from Belgium isn't at issue. That doesn't mean that he is illegal.

Not for sure, but unless he was naturalized he probably is...

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2) Many people of older generations might have the same problem because of lack of documentation.

And no, we don't have to draw a line. By the time the baby boomers came along, this lack of documentation was likely solved 99% of the time due to better record keeping. This guy just fell through a crack.

No line... Hmmmm... So anyone who wants to can get a license by simply showing up and breathing? Sorry but there has to be and there are lines... It's about keeping order and it's the main reason God ordained the civil government... Though it doesn't mean that circumstances can be such that other things are taken in to account...
John

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ORIGINAL: stellaluna

Conjecture.

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We're talking about one case that is pretty rare,

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This isn't someone who just showed up, breathing, to get a license. We're talking about a 60-something year old man renewing a license he has had for decades, after serving in two wars.

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I'm sure also the DMV in Missouri isn't being overrun with old people who can't find their birth certificates but are trying to get brand new licenses.