[steve-b]

Bottom Line: The real agenda behind the "National ID Card" is to make it easier to catch trivial violations of regulations that are too much trouble to find and pursue when the evidence is scattered. This serves the obvious purpose of "revenue enhancement" via fines, and the long-term goal of insuring that everybody can be convicted of some offense if the people in power choose to pursue the matter (and may thereby be pressured to toe the government line).

[sheltonmac]

Bottom Line: Follow the money.