A CARD? WHAT IS THIS THE 19TH CENTURY:?

Dems spark alarm with call for national ID card (Alexander Bolton, 04/30/10, The Hill)

A plan by Senate Democratic leaders to reform the nation’s immigration laws ran into strong opposition from civil liberties defenders before lawmakers even unveiled it Thursday.

Democratic leaders have proposed requiring every worker in the nation to carry a national identification card with biometric information, such as a fingerprint, within the next six years, according to a draft of the measure.

A UPC barcode tatoo would seem more sensible. Once the bank associated your account with the code you wouldn't even need a wallet.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 30, 2010 12:23 PM