ID Cards have a big picture of the individual on the front, to prevent another person from using them. No system in automated. You will always need eyes on the ground to verify the cards are not misused.
You a cop?
Gridlock, you miss the point, entirely, FRiend.
This is just the next step in the govt. more closely monitoring the law abiding citizens.
I have an old Social Security card.
Care to guess what it says on it? I'll tell you:
"For Social security and Tax Purposes- Not to be used for identification"
Now, FRiend...when was the last time you *didn't* use your Social Security number for ID purposes, on a loan, for credit card accounts, etc???
You can't even get a cell phone account anymore, without them asking you for your SSN#.
Follow the logical conclusion: If social security cards were NEVER *intended* to be used as I.D.'s, (and now they are)then do you understand that this is merely a starting point to an eventual conclusion of required ID tags, then *eventually* required ID chips?