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Do the people who sign sworn affidavits already have to have proven identities? If so, then they're unable to recover from a situation where they lost everyone's identity.

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In Austria, there is the concept of "Amtsbekanntheit", meaning if the government officer knows you, that's also valid proof of identity.

You start with the queen. Everyone knows who she is.

Yes exactly, I'm the queen, and so's my wife.

While in jest, It does remind me of the time Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton look alike contest and lost.

In fairness, she isn’t a Dolly Parton look-alike.

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