The Virginia House of Delegates this week passed a bill to prohibit
the involuntary implantation of microchips into human beings.
So we have become part of a strange legislative trend. The Georgia Senate passed a similar measure last week, 47-2.
But in Virginia, debate took a more theological turn. This from the Washington Post:
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Del. Mark L. Cole (R-Fredericksburg), the bill's
sponsor, said that privacy issues are the chief concern behind his
attempt to criminalize the involuntary implantation of microchips. But
he also said he shared concerns that the devices could someday be used
as the “mark of the beastâ€