[Paul_Denton]

National ID is absurd. What difference does it make? They knew the identities of the 19 terrorist from September 11 just hours after the attack. So what? The feds can know our names and the names of our pets - how does that stop terrorist from strapping dynamite to their chest or ramming something into a building?

I agree. Also how is it also supposed to stop illegal immigration? It cannot.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The thing that makes me angry is how "RealID" completely ignores the point-of-entry issue regarding illegals.

I mean, do they expect illegals to walk up to the DMV and try to get an ID? This is just like the gun argument. Criminals don't go to gun stores and patiently wait in line to buy a gun to kill people with. Plus the criminals caught by the instant background check aren't even arrested anyway.

[samm1148]

Criminals obtains guns illegally. But I've got to register mine. I've never committed a crime in my life.

Terrorists fly airplanes into buildings but I've got to get a Federal ID card. I never flew an airplane into a building.