Originally Posted by michaelchertoff
Rather than answer each similar observation, I just point out that you guys are all so willing to bet so many people's lives on your assumptions.. people that, over and over, tell their legislators that they don't like the way you think. You are also misunderstanding how this web of information could be used, whether deliberately or not, I couldn't say.
We have proven methods, committed killers, and unnetworked intelligence capable of, in many cases, smoking them out. But you are so concerned about your right to not have this information available to DHS that you will merrily put everyone at risk.
Actually no.
What several people have pointed out to you is that it's trivial to either invent ID or simply steal it from someone--and the idea that you need to go as far as getting a passport is unrealistic.
All this networked intelligence will do is unncessarily invade the privacy of innocent Americans, or get every person with a vaguely Arab name onto the no-fly list (without any hope of ever getting it removed), all while providing exactly zero security benefit.