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May. 11th, 2005 10:25 pmHmm... people seem upset about the idea of a national ID card. To avoid terminal fatigue from eyeball-rolling, I found it best to get away from the links where I first learned about this and find a neutral source of information. Here, for example, is a FAQ on the topic by CNN, from which the italicized bits below are taken.
( In which I fail to get upset... )
Someone stop me if I'm just being stupid, because there seems to be widespread resistance to this thing, but what's bad about a national ID card? I've been wondering for years why we don't have one, instead of the current inefficient state-based system. (Most European countries do, and it's no big deal.) Yes, it enables a seamless database not subdivided by state, which is a good thing when you're talking about criminals and deadbeat dads... could be a good thing for a lot of reasons, in fact. With any luck they'll see fit to get blood type and known allergies on it too, so that hospitals nationwide will be better equipped to treat patients injured in emergencies.
Keep in mind, of course, that this is coming from a person who, at the age of six and having never heard of World War II, recommended tattooing numbers on people so that they wouldn't have to worry about losing their licenses. I think I was born without the privacy gene. :)
( In which I fail to get upset... )
Someone stop me if I'm just being stupid, because there seems to be widespread resistance to this thing, but what's bad about a national ID card? I've been wondering for years why we don't have one, instead of the current inefficient state-based system. (Most European countries do, and it's no big deal.) Yes, it enables a seamless database not subdivided by state, which is a good thing when you're talking about criminals and deadbeat dads... could be a good thing for a lot of reasons, in fact. With any luck they'll see fit to get blood type and known allergies on it too, so that hospitals nationwide will be better equipped to treat patients injured in emergencies.
Keep in mind, of course, that this is coming from a person who, at the age of six and having never heard of World War II, recommended tattooing numbers on people so that they wouldn't have to worry about losing their licenses. I think I was born without the privacy gene. :)
