“This means it shouldn’t be a problem if I don’t. “
Why wouldn’t you carry some form of ID. The vast vast majority of people in the course of everyday living show or carry some form of ID.
If for no other reason than if you have an accident.
And don’t forget if you don’t have ID when asked by Police , for reasonable cause, say speeding, you will be taken to a station and pay a fine.
IN texas it is $250.00 if you are caught without a license even if you have a valid one at home.
We hae nearly 350 million people. Why would anyone think some form of ID is onerous and taking away your freedom?
I went to the bank to cash a check today, and the teller asked me for identification. Do you think I have a lawsuit?
I want some money for free, it’s the American way, you know.
Wrong questions.
There’s a difference between possession of an ID pursuant to common activities & social habit, vs. possession as a required-by-law-and-no-other-reason, subject-to-punishment demand on otherwise free people.
Right questions:
By what limited and granted power may the government punish me for not having an ID? I don’t mean as in pursuant to a licensed activity, I mean for no discernible reason applicable to a free person?
Requiring ID, as is repeatedly shown thru history, is tantamount to a license to exist: if you don’t have one, you are presumed to be a criminal and subject to incarceration until proven otherwise.
If you don’t understand the gravity of “Papieren, bitte” you don’t understand.
Like I said: it shouldn’t be a[n inherent legal] problem if I don’t have an ID.