Guilt by association. Most free countries require passports as a standard form of ID.
He who would trade his freedom for security deserves neither.
What freedom am I trading?
Your proposal would kill the 10th Amendment for good.
Nonsense. Immigration enforcement is a Federal jurisdiction, and therefore requiring Federal IDs as verification of lawful immigration status falls within Congress's powers under the elastic clause, strictly constructed. The same logic applies for requiring a Federal ID for a bank account.
Requiring a Federal ID to get on an interstate flight falls within Congressional power under the interstate commerce clause, even as it was strictly constructed before 1937.
Please use quotation marks around the word "free" in that case.
What freedom am I trading?
If I am not actually engaged in interstate commerce, why do I need a federally-mandated form of identification to go about my business?
Bill Clinton called. He wants you to return his dictionary.