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DHS Official Suggests REAL ID Mission Creep
The Register noticed that a senior US Department of Homeland Security official has floated the idea of requiring citizens to produce federally compliant identification before purchasing some over-the-counter medicines — specifically, pseudophedrine. The federal ID standard spelled out by the REAL ID act has been sold as applying only to air travel and entry to federal buildings and nuclear facilities. A blogger on the Center for Democracy and Technology site said, "[The] suggested mission creep pushes the REAL ID program farther down the slippery slope toward a true national ID card." Speaking of federal buildings, CNet has a state-by-state enumeration of what will happen on May 11, when REAL ID comes into effect, to citizens who attempt to enter, say, the Washington DC visitors bureau.
You do, of course, realize that the "slippery slope" is a logical fallacy? Just because we legalize A does not mean we will allow B.
For instance: Allowing gay marriage will lead to everyone in the US fucking each other in the ass.
Just because you require a RealID to purchase a powerful stimulant does not mean that you have to "card in" when you go to church/school/work/fly/etc...
Likewise, an ad hominem attack is also a logical fallacy. Just because it comes from DHS does mot mean it's a bad idea.
I'd rather you do it wrong, than for me to have to do it at all.