[af_vet_rr]

National Database, National ID Card. They pushed it through by attaching it to a military spending bill. Many of us thought they wouldn't be able to pull it off, but nobody is going to vote against a bill that spends money on our troops, and they knew that.

You can pretend it's about terrorism, about illegal immigration, or anything else you want to pretend it's about, but certain political persuasions have been advocating a national ID for many years now, and they saw their chance to push this through. This goes a few steps further as well, and does in fact create a national database of everybody.

If you don't like this, don't be surprised if your labeled a terrorist or illegal alien sympathizer.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumpin' your post!

[ninenot]

The Congresscritter who pushed this through is one of the 10 most conservative in the USA, based on ACU voting score. He is also my congresscritter, and he did the right thing.

States are NOT required to "link databases"--but no illegal will be given a driver's license unless it is noted, clearly, that the individual is an illegal.

If the immigrant has a date-certain visa expiry, the date-certain WILL be on the DL, and the DL expires at the same time the visa does.

There will be plenty of States which will not "link DB's"--and it's irrelevant anyway, as the FBI's DB on criminals is national, already.

[Romulus]

If you don't like this, don't be surprised if your labeled a terrorist or illegal alien sympathizer.

A terrorist is anyone who exploits fear to advance a political program. You are absolutely right that some folks have been waiting for their chance to take Fed control of the people (let's not say citizenry) to the next level.

[umgud]

Most far reaching will be this national database. Guess what DB's do best? They grow at rates that would shame a whole fleet of rabbits. This DB will be a nice place to build profiles. The possibilities are endless (and scary).