<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mhbaker:
What is it about a national ID card that trashes the Constitution? Over the lifetime of an average U.S. citizen, he/she will have other forms of identification such as a driver's license, social security number, military I.D., passport, etc. Your gross overreaction to Nobbi's post notwithstanding, there are many good citizens, including yours truly, who would have no objection to some method of reliable identification which might eliminate the necessity of screening procedures at the airport for those persons holding such identification. If someone determines that method could be a national ID card, I'm for it.</font>
A driver's license or non-driver's ID card is issued by a
state government. A Social Security card is
not identification. A military I.D. is not for the
general public. A passport is for
international travel. There is no precedent for a national ID.
The Constitution lists certain functions of the federal government, with everything else reserved to the states. A national ID card is unconstitutional and does not improve security.