are we going overboard to create a false sense of security?

are all these 21-year old anti-drinking rules resulting in fewer drunks in America than in Europe?

Last nite, I went to Whole Foods to get some fruits, they wouldn't let me buy a small bottle of port because I didn't have my ID with me. Fine. Fair.

Today, I went again to pick up a a couple bottles of beer to go with my lunch. I made sure I brought my Swiss driver's license. Still no dice. I was told that my license didn't have any physical description of me. Apparently, the picture on my driver's license is not a physical description of me.

I was then told that dumb dumb Schwarzeneger signed into law that it would be acceptable to use a passport, even if it doesn't have physical descriptions either.

What the hell is going on in this country, or this state?

People seem to have forgotten the point of checking IDs. 1. make sure the holder is more than 21 years old, 2. make sure the ID is not fake and the ID matches the person holding it. So assume that my brother is using my license to get booze, and the white dude in the supermarket can't tell my brother from me since we are Asians, but the fact a CA license would say that I have brown eyes would really help him to pin point that he is indeed NOT the true owner of the picture ID?

What is even dumber is a governer would sign this crap into law, then sign a loophole into law so that a passport, even without a "physical description" could be used to purchase booze. "To encourage tourism", the manager of the store said. So, let's allow the foreigners who are on vacation in this country get booze easier than the people who actually live here...... Better yet, let's allow anyone with a passport get booze easier than someone without. What kinda shitty logic is that?

Just to state the obvious, with my Swiss driver's license, I can rent a car, check into a hotel, probably even buy a gun, but.... I can't buy a bottle of beer.

So, my plan is buy some nice paper and something to laminate it with. Make a little booklet, then I will put my picture on it with my birth date, and print "Republic of Genovia" across the front cover. Will this home made passport do the trick? Do you think the dude at the supermarket will know that I am the prince of Republic of Genovia that only exists in The Princess Diaries?