[FFranco]

Many Americans object to the government forcing them to carry a national identification card, like many other countries do.

My idea is to require everyone to carry a passport at all times. If you are an American citizen, you will carry a US passport which can be used for all identification purposes. If you are a foreigner, you will carry your nation’s passport with the US visa noted in that passport.

If you are a legal immigrant and have permission to work in the US, your passport can be used for that purpose. Of course, illegal immigrants won’t have passports or visas giving them permission to work.

[353FMG]

“If you are an American citizen, you will carry a US passport..”

The size of a US passport makes it cumbersome to carry around. Besides, carrying a passport at all times poses a greater risk for loss and/or theft. I hope you’ll never experience the problems when losing your passport while overseas on a business trip.

[Aristotelian]

In this day and age, why does a passport have to be in booklet form? Can’t all the info (and more) be encoded on a card?

[GunsareOK]

This is OK with me but my conservative FRiends won’t like it. Flame at will.

[infidel29]

Many Americans object to the government forcing them to carry a national identification card, like many other countries do.

That's because this used to be free country and there was a reason why we left Europe. Many Americans object to the government forcing them to do a lot of things.

Why does an American citizen need to prove they're supposed to be here, rather than those who are not citizens?