U.S. National Identity Cards All But Law

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 6, 2005 @06:55AM from the happiness-is-mandatory dept.

CompSci101 writes "News.com is running a story about the RealID Card legislation that's been attached to emergency military spending bills to ensure its passage. How soon does everyone think this system will be abused either by the government or by thieves ? The worst part is the completely machine-readable/automatic nature of the thing -- you might not even know you're giving your information away." From the article: "Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards."

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Thanks again, Voters! by homebrewmike · 2005-05-06 08:34 · Score: 1, Troll

Hey, thanks again for voting more "conservatives" into office! You get to "keep yer gun," and instead of registering, you get to register your ass!

Way to go, boys! Way to go! Gotta love that tripe your NRA masters fed ya.

Ossama is free - are you?

(waitin' for the -1 flaimbait.)