[JohnGalt]

What is funny is that the phonycons David Frum and Richard Perle advocate virtually the same thing in their book that was received well by the 'hawks' on this site.

And there is only one system that will do the job: a national identity card that registers the bearer's name and biometric data, like fingerprints or retinal scans or DNA, and that indicates whether the bearer is a citizen, a permanent resident, or a temporary resident... (pg 70)

I can only figure that Dean is going for the vulnerable neoconservative vote and the soccermom vote that just loves trading liberties for the promise of security.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

It's all but inevitable now.

The window for escape is closing rapidly.
The sound of marching boots draws nearer all the time.