National ID card... good or horribly bad?

The senate is proposing a national biometric ID card to ensure that those who are working in our country are both legal and paying taxes. Both Lou Dobbs and Bill O'Rielly are supportive of this new program. Funny that I am at times confused with a "right-winger" but as you will see, I am very much opposite of the conservatives on this issue.

A national ID card is yet another mechanism for the country to gather personal information about the citizenry. The gathering of this information is NOT harmless. There are many reasons this is not a positive move for the people of the United States. In the guise of safety and security you are being sold a bill of goods. This is what I see happening in the future as this issue proceeds. Again, all in the guise of protecting you, your identity and your property.

First is the ID card, this makes everyone who earns even a single dollar register a biometric identifier with the federal government. This could be a fingerprint or even a DNA sample. Then, in an effort to protect your identity, you will not be able to use credit cards or other methods of payment besides cash without producing this ID. Ultimately, in order to reduce strong arm robbery and crime, there will no longer be a need for cash as all of your financial information could easily be tied to your ID card.

So, now you are paid by your employer through your national ID card, you may only purchase goods and services with your national ID card, even your credit is managed through your national ID card. You and your identity are very safe now. But wait there is MORE !!!

People are very good at identifying ways to work around the system and criminally obtain things they have no right to. This is going to be true about national ID cards, even with biometrics. Ultimately, again, in order to protect your security and safety, the only way to ensure that no one can steal or forge your identity and money would be to implant the national ID inside your body.

You decide if this sounds possible, probable or even likely. Remember what Thomas Jefferson said "people who are willing to sacrifice liberty for security will eventually lose both."

Nevermind what other ways the government could use your information... I'm just saying...

Don