Your thoughts on a national ID Card.?

Question

I understand that people are against a federal ID card for all U.S. Citizens. However ever what would be the difference between having a federal ID Card as opposed to the state ID card you NEED now to do anything, Such as getting a job, driving a car getting a bank account etc. I guess my point is why protest against something you preety much already have just with the state your living in and the feds still have the info on you that way.

Answer 1

Your state ID can serve as the necessary identification,
should you be confronted by a police officer anywhere
in the country.
Should you relocate to another state, then you would be
required to get a new ID card--in and for that state.
There is no reason, though, for a "federal" ID card.

Answer 2

First of all, I will say that I am against it. Do I have a choice in the matter? No. Why? Because this is not a Democracy (from the Greek meaning "people" + "rule"). Nor is this really a Republican government, which is what the Founding Fathers created. (representative government: electing those who will "represent" the citizenry before the Government.
You mention a "State ID", necessary to get a job, etc. The only State ID I have ever had was a driver's license; it served the purpose of allowing me to drive, but was never necessary to obtain a job, not even as a part-time taxi driver!
It is not the State I am living in that requires a big-time ID: It is the Federal Government, and we already have such an ID: It is called a "Social Security number". As originally set up, the Social Security number was to be used to collect taxes from one's wages in order to pay an uncertain amount sometime in the future, if the person should be so lucky as to live long enough. After all, when Social Security was begun, the overwhelming majority of people died before becoming elligible to collect it.
But, this Social Security number IS necessary in order to get a job; it is necessary to be allowed to drive, to get married, to get a divorce, to have utilities turned on/off, to buy or sell real estate, including cars, etc., to go to school, to go to the doctor/eyedoctor/dentist/hospital...in some cases, to buy groceries or other commodities; to save money or just about anything else.
Some would maintain that people are against such things because they want to protect their privacy and that they fail to realize that this privacy, guaranteed by the Constitution, is already compromised, but it is alright, as long as people don't call this compromise a "national ID".
Wow! I keep wondering: am I the only person left alive that has ever read the Constitution? Or are people really so naive that they think it takes a lawyer to interpret it? The Constition was not written for judges or lawyers or politicians; it was written for the "average educated man" at that time! (Show how far public schooling has fallen.) There is nothing in the Constitution guaranteeing privacy; it does guarantee freedom. It does guarantee home ownership; but the Liberal Supreme Court denies that.
How is our privacy compromised? Hey, I would say to you, remember how many times in the last year or so that the VA has released private information on millions of veterans, their families, their doctors, their insurance companies...
The most serious problem with a national ID is this:
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely" and "To err is human; to really f***k up, you need a computer!" The Government has both.
We need to learn to adapt, to use this power against the dictatorial Government and to throw it up in their face.

Answer 3

Actually, it's a money grab for the Homelands security dept. If it becomes mandatory to have a National I.D. card, then it will also become mandatory that you pay for your card.

Also Homelands security (hereafter referred to as H-Sec) will then say that the state I.D. isn't good enough because all states are not the same and not doing things exactly the same way. Basically it will exert control over you and your actions, and make you pay for it. Is that what you want?

If you are willing to accept the need for such things, try telling the gov't to pay for it, without raising taxes or requiring contributions. See what kind of response that gets...

Answer 4

I don't have an issue with having a national ID card to replace my state ID, as long as the two cards serve the same function. Actually, it would make it easier to move from state to state, and it might make it easier to track criminals who move around the country.

Answer 5

I live in England national id cards are a really good idea we have to at some stage keep a record of the amount of people we have living here. And also to help keep records on immigration levels

Answer 6

it's in the coming- someday you we will swipe a card any time we travel so that big brother will know where we are- just like having a cell phone you can be traced in a few seconds the new id card will give a person all your records.with all this information they can have a background check . your credit criminal history education medical history. its coming so get ready remember this is for your protection only

Answer 7

for appearances' sake. as long as we have the perception that we are living in a state of individual rights, including the constitution and ammendment guaranteed right to privacy, we are oblivious to the obvious, as long as its not called by its name.

Answer 8

It does give you evidence on who you are. This is something you need, and in a lot of places.

Answer 9

The next step will be embedded micro-chips.